The meat crisis : developing more sustainable production and consumption / edited by Joyce D'Silva and John Webster.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

D'Silva, Joyce.

Webster, John, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal industry--Environmental aspects.

Animal industry.

Meat industry and trade--Environmental aspects.

Meat industry and trade.

Sustainable agriculture.

Animal culture.

Livestock.

Physical Description:

xxi, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.

Summary:

Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis. Globally 60 billion farm animals are used for food production every year. It is well accepted that livestock production is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) predicts an approximate doubling of meat and milk consumption by 2050, with particularly rapid growth occurring in the developing economies of Asia. What will this mean for the health and well-being of those animals, of the people who consume ever larger quantities of animal products and for the health of the planet itself?

This powerful and challenging book explores the impacts of the global growth in the production and consumption of meat and dairy. It examines cultural and health factors and the implications of the further intensification of farming for small-scale producers and for the animals. It also explores the related environmental issues, from resource use of water, cereals and soya, to the impact of livestock production on global warming and issues concerning biodiversity and land use change. Book jacket.

Contents:

How to raise livestock

and how not to / Colin Tudge

The water footprint of animal products / Arjen Hoekstra

Livestock and climate change / Tara Garnett

Industrial livestock production and biodiversity / Susanne Gura

Does organic farming offer a solution? / Richard Young

Food from the dairy

husbandry regained? / John Webster

Cracking the egg / Ian J.H. Duncan

Cheap as chicken / Andy Butterworth

Sustainable pig production : finding solutions and making choices / Alistair Lawrence and Alistair Stott

Industrial animal agriculture's role in the emergence and spread of disease / Michael Greger

Environmentally sustainable and equitable meat consumption in a climate change world / Anthony J. McMichael and Ainslie J. Butler

How much meat and milk is optimal for health? / Mike Rayner and Peter Scarborough

Developing ethical, sustainable and compassionate food policies / Kate Rawles

Religion, culture and diet / Martin Palmer

Policy strategies for a sustainable food system : options for protecting the climate / Stefan Wirsenius and Fredrik Hedenus

Meat and policy : charting a course through the complexity / Tim Lang, Michelle Wu and Martin Caraher

Confronting policy dilemmas / Jonathon Porritt.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781844079025

1844079023

9781844079032

1844079031

OCLC:

606770170