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1 online resource (385 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Editor; Contributors; Section I: Biodiversity Loss, Planetary Boundaries, Food Systems, and Human Health; 1: The Intersection of Biodiversity, Food, and Health; Irana W. Hawkins; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Anthropocene and Ecological Overshoot; 1.3 The Planetary Boundaries; 1.4 An Overview of the Chapters in this Book; References; 2: Biological Diversity-Life on Earth; Loyal A. Mehrhoff; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Where Is Earth's Biodiversity?; 2.3 Is Biodiversity Declining?; 2.4 Causes of Biodiversity Loss |
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2.5 The Most Important Threats to Biodiversity2.5.1 Changing Land Use; 2.5.2 Invasive Species; 2.5.3 Overharvesting; 2.5.4 Climate Change; 2.5.5 Pollution; 2.5.6 Intentional Persecution; 2.6 Biodiversity Loss: Should We Care?; 2.7 Conclusion; References; 3: Industrial Agriculture, Biodiversity, and Planetary Boundaries; Kumara Sidhartha; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Food Chain and Energy Transfer; 3.2.1 Laws of Thermodynamics; 3.2.2 Trophic Pyramid; 3.2.3 Food Efficiency and Population Growth; 3.3 Industrial Agriculture; 3.3.1 Overview; 3.3.2 Socioeconomic Impact |
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3.3.3 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations3.3.4 Economies of Scale and Externalized Costs; 3.4 Planetary Boundaries; 3.4.1 Biodiversity and Biosphere Integrity; 3.4.2 Land-System Change and Habitat Loss; 3.4.3 Biochemical Flows; 3.4.4 Freshwater Use; 3.4.5 Climate Change; 3.4.6 Ocean Acidification; 3.4.7 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion; 3.4.8 Atmospheric Aerosol Loading; 3.4.9 Novel Entities; References; 4: Our Soils in Peril; Anandi Gandhi; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Soil: The Foundation of Life and Agriculture; 4.2.1 Learning from History; 4.3 Modern Agriculture and Soil; 4.4 The Future of Soil |
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4.5 ConclusionReferences; 5: The Far-Reaching Impact of Disposable Plastic; Rebecca Prince-Ruiz; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 History and Background; 5.3 The Environmental Impacts of Plastic Waste; 5.4 The Role of Disposable Plastic in Food Systems; 5.5 Heading Upstream Towards Solutions; 5.5.1 Education and Policy Actions; 5.5.2 Consumer Action; 5.5.3 Public Policy; 5.5.4 Creating Upstream Changes; 5.6 Conclusion; References; 6: Just Food-Sustenance, Fairness, and Biodiversity; Valerie J. Stull and Michael M. Bell; 6.1 Introduction and the Right to Food; 6.2 Background & Where We Are Today |
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6.3 The Food Regime and an Emerging Food Crisis6.4 Rise of the Countermovement (Food Sovereignty); 6.5 Food Sovereignty, Agroecology, and Biodiversity Preservation; 6.6 A Reason for Hope; 6.7 Conclusion; References; 7: The Industrialized Food System and Food Insecurity; Jasia Steinmetz; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Right to Food and the Right to Water and Sanitation; 7.3 The Foundation of Food Systems: Biomes and Natural Resources; 7.4 Food Security; 7.5 Industrialized Food System Impacts on Food Security; 7.5.1 Production; 7.5.2 Processing and Retailing; 7.5.3 Consumers; 7.6 Conclusion |
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Agrobiodiversity.
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Food industry and trade -- Environmental aspects
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Food security.
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Nutrition.
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Functional foods.
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Lifestyles -- Health aspects
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Agrobiodiversity
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Food industry and trade -- Environmental aspects
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Food security
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Functional foods
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Lifestyles -- Health aspects
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Nutrition
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351816304 |
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1351816306 |
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