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Feeding the World : A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century by Vaclav Smil (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMIT Press
ISBN-100262194325
ISBN-139780262194327
eBay Product ID (ePID)1584722
Product Key Features
Number of Pages392 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFeeding the World : a Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
Publication Year2000
SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
TypeTextbook
AuthorVaclav Smil
Subject AreaSocial Science, Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight27.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN99-041747
Reviews"An extremely important and well-done book, produced by one of the few people in the world with the global and interdisciplinary professional breadth to write it." -Dennis T. Avery, Center for Global Food Issues, Hudson Institute
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal338.1/9
SynopsisThis book addresses the question of how we can best feed the ten billion or so people who will likely inhabit the Earth by the middle of the twenty-first century., A realistic yet encouraging look at how society can change in ways that will allow us to feed an expanding global population., This book addresses the question of how we can best feed the ten billion or so people who will likely inhabit the Earth by the middle of the twenty-first century. He asks whether human ingenuity can produce enough food to support healthy and vigorous lives for all these people without irreparably damaging the integrity of the biosphere. What makes this book different from other books on the world food situation is its consideration of the complete food cycle, from agriculture to post-harvest losses and processing to eating and discarding. Taking a scientific approach, Smil espouses neither the catastrophic view that widespread starvation is imminent nor the cornucopian view that welcomes large population increases as the source of endless human inventiveness. He shows how we can make more effective use of current resources and suggests that if we increase farming efficiency, reduce waste, and transform our diets, future needs may not be as great as we anticipate. Smil's message is that the prospects may not be as bright as we would like, but the outlook is hardly disheartening. Although inaction, late action, or misplaced emphasis may bring future troubles, we have the tools to steer a more efficient course. There are no insurmountable biophysical reasons we cannot feed humanity in the decades to come while easing the burden that modern agriculture puts on the biosphere.
LC Classification NumberS494.5.P75S55 2000
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