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The feeding of nations : redefining food security for the 21st century / Mark Gibson

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Titre(s)
  • The feeding of nations : redefining food security for the 21st century / Mark Gibson
Auteur(s)
Editeur, producteur
  • Boca Raton (Fla.) : London : New York : CRC press, cop. 2012
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (XLIII-640 p.) : ill., cartes, graph. ; 26 cm
ISBN
  • 978-1-4398-3950-8
  • 1-4398-3950-6
EAN
  • 9781439839508 rel.
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 338.19
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Glossaire. Index
Note sur le contenu
  • Food security: what is it ? Good nutrition : a basic introduction Bad 'mal'-nutrition : the physiology of hunger Food security : the global picture Sociocultural evolution Governance, philosophy, politics and economics Science, technology and philosophy Twentieth century : the feeding of nations--a new global enthusiasm The inter-war years : 1919-1939 World War Two : 1939-1945 The post-war years The development decade : 1960s Famine, oil and the food crisis : 1970s The lost development decade : 1980s The era of the conference : 1990s The twenty-first century : ideological convergence ? Agriculture, forestry and fisheries Science and technology Socio-cultural Health and nutrition Environment and natural resources Governance, politics and economics Origins: aetiology and etymology -- dispelling the myths Causality and future research Redefining food security Food for thought: discussion and considerations Closing remarks Appendices : A. Country classifications B. Mortality categories C. The Gibson framework of food security D. Metabolism E. Micronutrients F. Malnutrition -- its assessment and measurement G. Biological systematics H. Millennium development goals I. Global warming -- the basics J. Energy sources K. Stakeholders L. Conversion rates M. Glossary
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