| Description |
xvi, 399 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Biodiversity -- 3. Pollution -- 4. Water -- 5. Soils -- 6. Climate change -- 7. Energy -- 8. Nutrition -- 9. Food security -- 10. Food aid -- 11. Consumption -- 12. Food systems -- 13. Governance -- 14. Collective action -- 15. Summary |
| Summary |
"Food and Sustainability is the first text on this topic to consistently and coherently bring together important concepts from different disciplines to introduce students to a common challenge: food sustainability. The book explores the issues related to our growing demand for food from the perspectives of disciplines ranging from environmental and social sciences, to public health. It examines food as a point of convergence across these disciplines, illustrating the need for a transdisciplinary approach to understand common challenges and opportunities in food systems. The issues discussed are exemplified in several case studies for each chapter, which provide a direct avenue for students to apply the principles and theories set out in each chapter to real-world problems. In addition, 'Food controversy' panels highlight how there is very often no one right answer to the problems being faced, and how different viewpoints and perspectives need to be weighed up alongside each other to come to workable resolutions."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Food security
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Food supply
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Sustainable agriculture
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| Author |
Behrens, Paul (Assistant Professor in Energy and Environmental Change), editor
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Bosker, Thijs, editor
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Ehrhardt, David, 1982- editor
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| LC no. |
2019940876 |
| ISBN |
0198814372 (paperback) |
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9780198814375 (paperback) |
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