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Food security / Bryan L. McDonald.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Dimensions of securityPublication details: Cambridge : Polity, c2010.Description: viii, 205 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780745648071 (hbk.)
  • 074564807X (hbk.)
  • 9780745648088 (pbk.)
  • 0745648088 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD 9000.5 M478f 2010
Other classification:
  • 43.71
Contents:
Introduction : twenty-first century challenges to food security -- Food security and the global food system -- From local to global : shifts in world food systems -- Global trends impacting food security -- Ensuring proper nutrition : the challenge of malnutrition in an era of global change -- Managing global environmental change : the environmental impacts of agriculture and food production -- Optimizing food safety : threats to health and food security from disease, contamination, and biological weapons -- Conclusion : sustainable food security.
Summary: Despite great global effort, events of the early 21st century clearly demonstrate that food remains a pressing challenge which has significant implications for security. This book provides a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the major issues impacting global food security today.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 9000.5 M478f 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000113484

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-192) and index.

Introduction : twenty-first century challenges to food security -- Food security and the global food system -- From local to global : shifts in world food systems -- Global trends impacting food security -- Ensuring proper nutrition : the challenge of malnutrition in an era of global change -- Managing global environmental change : the environmental impacts of agriculture and food production -- Optimizing food safety : threats to health and food security from disease, contamination, and biological weapons -- Conclusion : sustainable food security.

Despite great global effort, events of the early 21st century clearly demonstrate that food remains a pressing challenge which has significant implications for security. This book provides a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the major issues impacting global food security today.

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