The coming famine : the global food crisis and what we can do to avoid it /
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...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press,
©2010.
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
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. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 248 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780520947160 0520947169 1282660802 9781282660809 9786612660801 6612660805 |
Language: | English. |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |