Colin Sage

Environment and Food

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A thorough introduction to the inter-relationship of food and the environment, examining the links between what we eat and its impact on the earth's resources.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780415363129
• ISBN-10: 0415363128
• Artikelnr.: 33214479

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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