The Resource Feeding the world : a challenge for the twenty-first century, Vaclav Smil
Feeding the world : a challenge for the twenty-first century, Vaclav Smil
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The item Feeding the world : a challenge for the twenty-first century, Vaclav Smil represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
- "This book differs from other books on the world food situation in its consideration of the complete food cycle, from agriculture to post-harvest losses and processing to eating and discarding. Taking a scientific approach, Smil espouses neither the catastrophic view that widespread starvation is imminent nor the cornucopian view that welcomes large population increases as the source of endless human inventiveness. He shows how we can make more effective use of current resources and suggests that if we increase farming efficiency, reduce waste, and transform our diets, future needs may not be as great as we anticipate."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxxviii, 360 pages
- Contents
-
- 11
- 2
- Appraising the Basics
- 23
- Photosynthesis and Crop Productivity
- 25
- Land, Water, and Nutrients
- 30
- Agroecosystems and Biodiversity
- 52
- 1
- 3
- Environmental Change and Agroecosystems
- 65
- Changing Soils
- 67
- Environmental Pollution
- 80
- What Could Climate Change Do
- 90
- 4
- Reasons for Concern
- Toward Higher Cropping Efficiencies
- 105
- More Efficient Fertilization
- 108
- Better Use of Water
- 125
- Precision Farming
- 135
- 5
- Rationalizing Animal Food Production
- 1
- 141
- Feeding Efficiencies and Resource Claims
- 145
- Opportunities in Milk and Meat Production
- 163
- Aquacultural Possibilities
- 171
- 6
- Consuming the Harvests
- 181
- Demographic Imperatives
- Harvests and Postharvest Losses
- 182
- How Much Food Do We Have?
- 188
- How Much Food Do We Eat?
- 196
- 7
- How Much Food Do We Need?
- 211
- Human Energetics
- 6
- 215
- Protein Needs
- 227
- Comparisons and Implications
- 235
- 8
- Searching for Optimum Diets
- 249
- Nutritional Transitions
- 250
- Dietary Transitions
- Nutrition, Health, and Disease
- 264
- Optimized Diets
- 276
- 9
- If China Could Do It ...
- 291
- China's Predicament
- 292
- Available Resources and Existing Inefficiencies
- 8
- 299
- Realistic Solutions
- 309
- End of an Era?
- Isbn
- 9780262692717
- Label
- Feeding the world : a challenge for the twenty-first century
- Title
- Feeding the world
- Title remainder
- a challenge for the twenty-first century
- Statement of responsibility
- Vaclav Smil
- Subject
-
- Agricultural productivity
- Agricultural productivity
- Agriculture - Productivité
- Agriculture -- Productivité
- Agriculture -- Productivité
- Aliments - Approvisionnement
- Aliments -- Approvisionnement
- Aliments -- Approvisionnement
- Ernährungssicherung
- Agrarproduktion
- Food supply
- Food supply
- Landbouw
- Lebensmittelproduktion
- Productiviteit
- Toekomstverwachtingen
- Voedselvoorziening
- Weltbevölkerung
- Welternährung
- Food
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This book differs from other books on the world food situation in its consideration of the complete food cycle, from agriculture to post-harvest losses and processing to eating and discarding. Taking a scientific approach, Smil espouses neither the catastrophic view that widespread starvation is imminent nor the cornucopian view that welcomes large population increases as the source of endless human inventiveness. He shows how we can make more effective use of current resources and suggests that if we increase farming efficiency, reduce waste, and transform our diets, future needs may not be as great as we anticipate."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Smil, Vaclav
- Dewey number
- 338.1/9
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- S494.5.P75
- LC item number
- S55 2000
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Agricultural productivity
- Food supply
- Agriculture
- Aliments
- Agricultural productivity
- Food supply
- Voedselvoorziening
- Landbouw
- Productiviteit
- Toekomstverwachtingen
- Agrarproduktion
- Ernährungssicherung
- Welternährung
- Agriculture
- Aliments
- Weltbevölkerung
- Lebensmittelproduktion
- Agriculture - Productivité
- Aliments - Approvisionnement
- Food
- Label
- Feeding the world : a challenge for the twenty-first century, Vaclav Smil
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-351)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 11
- 2
- Appraising the Basics
- 23
- Photosynthesis and Crop Productivity
- 25
- Land, Water, and Nutrients
- 30
- Agroecosystems and Biodiversity
- 52
- 1
- 3
- Environmental Change and Agroecosystems
- 65
- Changing Soils
- 67
- Environmental Pollution
- 80
- What Could Climate Change Do
- 90
- 4
- Reasons for Concern
- Toward Higher Cropping Efficiencies
- 105
- More Efficient Fertilization
- 108
- Better Use of Water
- 125
- Precision Farming
- 135
- 5
- Rationalizing Animal Food Production
- 1
- 141
- Feeding Efficiencies and Resource Claims
- 145
- Opportunities in Milk and Meat Production
- 163
- Aquacultural Possibilities
- 171
- 6
- Consuming the Harvests
- 181
- Demographic Imperatives
- Harvests and Postharvest Losses
- 182
- How Much Food Do We Have?
- 188
- How Much Food Do We Eat?
- 196
- 7
- How Much Food Do We Need?
- 211
- Human Energetics
- 6
- 215
- Protein Needs
- 227
- Comparisons and Implications
- 235
- 8
- Searching for Optimum Diets
- 249
- Nutritional Transitions
- 250
- Dietary Transitions
- Nutrition, Health, and Disease
- 264
- Optimized Diets
- 276
- 9
- If China Could Do It ...
- 291
- China's Predicament
- 292
- Available Resources and Existing Inefficiencies
- 8
- 299
- Realistic Solutions
- 309
- End of an Era?
- Control code
- ocm41991436
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxxviii, 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780262692717
- Lccn
- 99041747
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o41991436
- (OCoLC)41991436
- Label
- Feeding the world : a challenge for the twenty-first century, Vaclav Smil
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-351)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 11
- 2
- Appraising the Basics
- 23
- Photosynthesis and Crop Productivity
- 25
- Land, Water, and Nutrients
- 30
- Agroecosystems and Biodiversity
- 52
- 1
- 3
- Environmental Change and Agroecosystems
- 65
- Changing Soils
- 67
- Environmental Pollution
- 80
- What Could Climate Change Do
- 90
- 4
- Reasons for Concern
- Toward Higher Cropping Efficiencies
- 105
- More Efficient Fertilization
- 108
- Better Use of Water
- 125
- Precision Farming
- 135
- 5
- Rationalizing Animal Food Production
- 1
- 141
- Feeding Efficiencies and Resource Claims
- 145
- Opportunities in Milk and Meat Production
- 163
- Aquacultural Possibilities
- 171
- 6
- Consuming the Harvests
- 181
- Demographic Imperatives
- Harvests and Postharvest Losses
- 182
- How Much Food Do We Have?
- 188
- How Much Food Do We Eat?
- 196
- 7
- How Much Food Do We Need?
- 211
- Human Energetics
- 6
- 215
- Protein Needs
- 227
- Comparisons and Implications
- 235
- 8
- Searching for Optimum Diets
- 249
- Nutritional Transitions
- 250
- Dietary Transitions
- Nutrition, Health, and Disease
- 264
- Optimized Diets
- 276
- 9
- If China Could Do It ...
- 291
- China's Predicament
- 292
- Available Resources and Existing Inefficiencies
- 8
- 299
- Realistic Solutions
- 309
- End of an Era?
- Control code
- ocm41991436
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxxviii, 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780262692717
- Lccn
- 99041747
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o41991436
- (OCoLC)41991436
Subject
- Agricultural productivity
- Agricultural productivity
- Agriculture - Productivité
- Agriculture -- Productivité
- Agriculture -- Productivité
- Aliments - Approvisionnement
- Aliments -- Approvisionnement
- Aliments -- Approvisionnement
- Ernährungssicherung
- Agrarproduktion
- Food supply
- Food supply
- Landbouw
- Lebensmittelproduktion
- Productiviteit
- Toekomstverwachtingen
- Voedselvoorziening
- Weltbevölkerung
- Welternährung
- Food
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