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100 1 $aCleveland, David Arthur.
245 10 $aBalancing on a planet :$bthe future of food and agriculture /$cDavid A. Cleveland.
264 1 $aBerkeley and Los Angeles, California :$bUniversity of California Press,$c[2014]
300 $axxvi, 320 pages :$billustrations ;$c26 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aCalifornia studies in food and culture ;$v46
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aAgrifood systems history and future. Eating stardust : population, food, and agriculture on planet Earth ; Agricultural revolutions ; Thinking critically about sustainable agrifood systems ; Sustainable agrifood systems : three emphases -- Moving toward sustainable agrifood systems : a balancing act. Managing evolution : plant breeding and biotechnology ; Managing agricultural ecosystems : the critical role of diversity ; Managing people : the common property option ; The big solutions : climate change, resource cycles, and diet ; The big solutions : localizing agrifood systems.
520 $a"This book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions. David Cleveland argues that combining selected aspects of small -- scale traditional agriculture with modern scientific agriculture can help balance our biological need for food with its environmental impact -- and continue to fulfill cultural, social, and psychological needs related to food. Balancing on a Planet is based on Cleveland's research and engaging teaching about food and agriculture for more than three decades. It is a tool to help students, faculty, researchers, and interested readers understand debates about the current crisis and alternatives for the future."--Publisher's Web site.
650 0 $aFood industry and trade.
650 0 $aAgricultural industries$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aSustainable agriculture$xEconomic aspects.
650 0 $aFood supply.
650 7 $aAgricultural industries$xEnvironmental aspects.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00800863
650 7 $aFood industry and trade.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00930843
650 7 $aFood supply.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00931196
650 7 $aSustainable agriculture$xEconomic aspects.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01139714
830 0 $aCalifornia studies in food and culture ;$v46.
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