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1 online resource (xii, 248 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
In The Coming Famine, Julian Cribb lays out a vivid picture of impending planetary crisis--a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century--that would dwarf any in our previous experience. Cribb's comprehensive assessment describes a dangerous confluence of shortages--of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge--combined with the increased demand created by population and economic growth. Writing in brisk, accessible prose, Cribb explains how the food system interacts with the environment and with armed conflict, poverty, and other societal factors. He shows how high food pri. |
Contents |
What food crisis? -- Food-- or war -- The well runs dry -- Peak land -- Nutrients : the new oil -- Troubled waters -- Losing our brains -- Eating oil -- The climate hammer -- Elephants in the kitchen -- A fair deal for farmers -- Food in the future. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Food supply.
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Food supply. |
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Food industry and trade.
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Food industry and trade. |
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Sustainable agriculture.
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Sustainable agriculture. |
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Climatic changes.
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Climatic changes. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Cribb, Julian. Coming famine. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2010 9780520260719 (DLC) 2010007683 (OCoLC)569481107 |
ISBN |
9780520947160 (electronic book) |
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0520947169 (electronic book) |
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1282660802 |
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9781282660809 |
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9780520260719 (alkaline paper) |
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0520260716 (alkaline paper) |
Standard No. |
9786612660801 |
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