Balancing on a Planet :: the Future of Food and Agriculture /

This book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying differe...

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1. Verfasser: Cleveland, David Arthur
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley and Los Angeles, California : University of California Press, [2014]
Schriftenreihe:California studies in food and culture ; 46.
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Zusammenfassung:This book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions. David Cleveland argues that combining selected aspects of small-scale traditional agriculture with modern scientific agriculture can help balance our biological need for food with its e.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxvi, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520957084
0520957083
9781306196567
1306196566
0520277414
9780520277410
0520277422
9780520277427

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