The coming famine : the global food crisis and what we can do to avoid it / Julian Cribb.
The coming famine : the global food crisis and what we can do to avoid it / Julian Cribb.
The coming famine : the global food crisis and what we can do to avoid it / Julian Cribb.
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Publisher
Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2010.
Date
2010.
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N363.80112/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. What food crisis? -- 2. Food ... or war? -- 3. The well runs dry -- 4. Peak land -- 5. Nutrients: the new oil -- 6. Troubled waters -- 7. Losing your brains -- 8. Eating oil -- 9. The climate hammer -- 10. Elephants in the kitchen -- 11. A fair deal for farmers -- 12. Food in the future.
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Publisher
Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2010.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
Cribb lays out a vivid picture of an impending planetary crisis - a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century. His assessment points to a dangerous confluence of shortages - of water, land, energy, technology and knowledge - combined with an increased demand created by population and economic growth. Cribb explains how the food syst...
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The coming famine : the global food crisis and what we can do to avoid it / Julian Cribb.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-233) and index.
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N363.80112/1
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74VvlbEwVoNZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvlbEwVoNZ
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ISBN
9780643100404 (pbk.)
DDC
363.80112
MMS ID
991017499539702626
