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9780520260719

The Coming Famine

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520260719

  • ISBN10:

    0520260716

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-08-10
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr

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Summary

InThe Coming Famine, Julian Cribb lays out a vivid picture of impending planetary crisis--a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century--that would dwarf any in our previous experience. Cribb's comprehensive assessment describes a dangerous confluence of shortages--of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge--combined with the increased demand created by population and economic growth. Writing in brisk, accessible prose, Cribb explains how the food system interacts with the environment and with armed conflict, poverty, and other societal factors. He shows how high food prices and regional shortages are already sending shockwaves into the international community. But, far from outlining a doomsday scenario,The Coming Famineoffers a strong and positive call to action, exploring the greatest issue of our age and providing practical suggestions for addressing each of the major challenges it raises.

Author Biography

Julian Cribb is an award-winning journalist and science writer

Table of Contents

List of Illustrationsp. ix
Prefacep. xi
What Food Crisis?p. 1
Foodàor War?p. 14
The Well Runs Dryp. 30
Peak Landp. 48
Nutrients-The New Oilp. 69
Troubled Watersp. 86
Losing Our Brainsp. 100
Eating Oilp. 119
The Climate Hammerp. 135
Elephants in the Kitchenp. 154
A Fair Deal for Farmersp. 168
Food in the Futurep. 187
List of Conversionsp. 205
Notesp. 207
Indexp. 235
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