LEADER 00000cam a2200757Ii 4500 001 ocn865508518 003 OCoLC 005 20170127063343.3 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 131217t20142014cauab ob 001 0 eng d 019 871629370|a879572934|a960447551 020 9780520957084|q(electronic book) 020 0520957083|q(electronic book) 020 9781306196567|q(electronic book) 020 1306196566|q(electronic book) 020 |z9780520277410|q(print) 020 |z9780520277427|q(print) 035 (OCoLC)865508518|z(OCoLC)871629370|z(OCoLC)879572934 |z(OCoLC)960447551 037 22573/ctt59nkvm|bJSTOR 040 N$T|beng|erda|epn|cN$T|dIDEBK|dEBLCP|dYDXCP|dMEAUC|dE7B |dJSTOR|dBWS|dOCLCO|dDEBSZ|dWAU|dOCLCQ|dOCLCF|dNKT|dCDX |dYDX|dOH1|dP@U 049 RIDW 050 4 HD9000.5|b.C585 2014eb 070 0 HD9000.5|b.C585 2014 072 7 BUS|x070000|2bisacsh 072 7 TEC003000|2bisacsh 082 04 338.1|223 090 HD9000.5|b.C585 2014eb 100 1 Cleveland, David Arthur.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n82203537 245 10 Balancing on a Planet :|bThe Future of Food and Agriculture /|cDavid A. Cleveland. 264 1 Berkeley and Los Angeles, California :|bUniversity of California Press,|c[2014] 264 4 |c©2014 300 1 online resource (xxvi, 320 pages) :|billustrations, maps. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 California studies in food and culture ;|v46 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface: A Personal History; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: Agrifood Systems History and Future; 1 Eating Stardust: Population, Food, and Agriculture on Planet Earth; 2 Agricultural Revolutions; 3 Thinking Critically about Sustainable Agrifood Systems; 4 Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Three Emphases; PART TWO: Moving toward Sustainable Agrifood Systems: A Balancing Act; 5 Managing Evolution: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology; 6 Managing Agricultural Ecosystems: The Critical Role of Diversity. 505 8 7 Managing People: The Common Property Option8 The Big Solutions: Climate Change, Resource Cycles, and Diet; 9 The Big Solutions: Localizing Agrifood Systems; Appendix 1. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols; Appendix 2. Metric Units and Metric-English Unit Conversions; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. 520 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. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Food industry and trade.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85050282 650 0 Agricultural industries|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85002331|xEnvironmental aspects.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005383 650 0 Sustainable agriculture|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh87004216|xEconomic aspects.|0https://id.loc.gov /authorities/subjects/sh99005484 650 0 Food supply.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85050339 650 7 Food industry and trade.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/930843 650 7 Agricultural industries|xEnvironmental aspects.|2fast |0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/800863 650 7 Agricultural industries.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/800842 650 7 Sustainable agriculture|xEconomic aspects.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/1139714 650 7 Sustainable agriculture.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/1139712 650 7 Food supply.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/931196 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 Electronic books.|2local 776 08 |iPrint version:|aCleveland, David Arthur.|tBalancing on a planet|z9780520277410|w(DLC) 2013035775|w(OCoLC)840582119 830 0 California studies in food and culture ;|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00006023|v46. 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=675367|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading this eBook|uhttp:// guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20170505|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic new|lridw 994 92|bRID