Julian Cribb 
The Coming Famine [EPUB ebook] 
The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It

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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 prices and regional shortages are already sending shockwaves into the international community. But, far from outlining a doomsday scenario,
The Coming Famine offers a strong and positive call to action, exploring the greatest issue of our age and providing practical suggestions for addressing each of the major challenges it raises.

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Table des matières

List of Illustrations
Preface
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 Our Brains
8 Eating Oil
9 The Climate Hammer
10 Elephants in the Kitchen
11 A Fair Deal for Farmers
12 Food in the Future
List of Conversions
Notes
Index

A propos de l’auteur

Julian Cribb is an award-winning journalist and science writer and the author of The White Death.

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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 264 ● ISBN 9780520947160 ● Taille du fichier 2.5 MB ● Maison d’édition University of California Press ● Publié 2010 ● Édition 1 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 6500113 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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