Food And Natural Resources
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Food And Natural Resources

  1. 530 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Food And Natural Resources

About this book

Food and Natural Resources provides an understanding of the interdependency of food and natural resources that affect society. It is hoped that through these discussions a more complete understanding of these timely issues will emerge. This base of knowledge will help individuals and government leaders develop and implement the types of programs that will result in the effective use and management of land, water, energy, and biological resources for improved food production and a higher standard of living for everyone. The book begins by examining the intrinsic dynamics of natural ecosystems—especially the land, water, atmosphere, energy, and biological components. This is followed by chapters on the availability and interrelationships between population size, arable land, water, energy, and other biological resources; the loss of wild species of plants and animals; the availability of agricultural land for crops and livestock; and the impact of land degradation on food and other resources. Subsequent chapters discuss water use in agriculture; the mechanization of agriculture and food production; the principles and practices that can make agriculture environmentally and economically sound and sustainable; and the impact of population growth on the environment and food supply.

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780125565554
eBook ISBN
9780323146975
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business General
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Food and Natural Resources
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. CONTRIBUTORS
  6. PREFACE
  7. CHAPTER 1. ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND FOOD SUPPLIES
  8. CHAPTER 2. INTERDEPENDENCE OF FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES
  9. CHAPTER 3. LOSS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION
  10. CHAPTER 4. AVAILABILITY OF AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
  11. CHAPTER 5. LAND DEGRADATION AND ITS IMPACT ON FOOD AND OTHER RESOURCES
  12. CHAPTER 6. WATER USE IN AGRICULTURE
  13. CHAPTER 7. WATER SCARCITY AND FOOD PRODUCTION IN AFRICA
  14. CHAPTER 8. AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS: FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
  15. CHAPTER 9. NATURAL GAS AS A RESOURCE AND CATALYST FOR AGROINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
  16. CHAPTER 10. MECHANIZATION AND FOOD AVAILABILITY
  17. CHAPTER 11. POPULATION, FOOD, AND THE ECONOMY OF NATIONS
  18. CHAPTER 12. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR A PRODUCTIVE, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
  19. CHAPTER 13. POPULATION GROWTH, AGRARIAN STRUCTURE, FOOD PRODUCTION, AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN THE THIRD WORLD
  20. CHAPTER 14. ENVIRONMENT AND POPULATION: CRISES AND POLICIES
  21. CHAPTER 15. FOOD AVAILABILITY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
  22. CHAPTER 16. FOOD AS A RESOURCE
  23. CHAPTER 17. POPULATION GROWTH AND THE POVERTY CYCLE IN AFRICA: COLLIDING ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC PROCESSES?
  24. CHAPTER 18. FOOD AND FUEL RESOURCES IN A POOR RURAL AREA IN CHINA
  25. INDEX