Environment and Food

ISBN-13: 9780415363129 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 320 str.

Colin Sage

Opis

This timely book provides a thorough introduction to the inter-relationship of food and the environment. Its primary purpose is to bring to our attention the multiplicity of linkages and interconnections between what we eat and how this impacts on the earth's resources.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Why Environment and Food?  2. The Global Agri-Food System  3. The Ecological Basis of Primary Food Production  4. Global Challenges for Food Production  5. Final Foods: Transformation, Transportation and Waste  6. Food Security: Issues and Challenges  7. Towards A Sustainable Agri-Food System  8. Conclusions

O autorze

Colin Sage is Senior Lecturer in Geography at University College Cork, Republic of Ireland.