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The Oxford handbook of water, food and society / edited by Tony Allan, Brendan Bromwich, Tony Colman, and Martin Keulertz.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks online
- Oxford handbooks in political science.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water-supply, Agricultural.
- Water in agriculture--Environmental aspects.
- Water in agriculture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Monthly
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2018-
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Society's greatest use of water is in food production; a fact that puts farmers centre stage in global environmental management. Current management of food value chains, however, is not well set up to enable farmers to undertake their dual role of feeding a growing population and stewarding natural resources. The book considers the interconnected issues of real water in the environment and "virtual water" in food value chains and investigates how society influences both fields. This perspective draws out considerable challenges for food security and for environmental stewardship in the context of ongoing global change. The book discusses these issues by region and with global overviews of selected commodities. Innovation relevant to the kind of change needed for the current food system to meet future challenges is reviewed in light of the findings of the regional and thematic analysis.
- Contents:
- The Potential Impact of Improved Water Management to Alleviate Water Scarcity and Hunger: A Global Perspective / Dieter Gerten, Jonas Jägermeyr
- Will Irrigation Technology, Pricing, or Quotas Ensure Sustainable Water Use? / Chris Perry
- Food and Water Management in Southern Africa / Peter Johnston, Arthur Chapman
- Food and water management in North West Africa / Mustapha Besbes, Jamel Chahed, Abdelkader Hamdane
- Food and Water Security in West Asia / Eckart Woertz
- Valuing Water in Food Systems and Beyond / Alexis J. Morgan, Stuart Orr, Nathanial Matthews
- Oil Palm value chain management / Denis Murphy
- Valuing Water in Supply Chains / Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Christian A. Vousvouras, Samuel Vionnet
- Green Water and Food Security / Garrison Sposito
- Farmer-led Water User Associations in Agricultural Water Management / Rami Zurayk, Azza Dirar
- Food, Water and Society: An Analytical Framework / Brendan Bromwich, Tony Allan, Tony Colman, Martin Keulertz
- Green Water Used By Plants And Managed By Farmers: Measurement, Accounting, Policy / David Leslie Dent
- Global food trade and local water resources: can we bridge the regulatory gap? / Arjen Hoekstra.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 2, 2018).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780190669812
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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