Agriculture, climate change and food security in the 21st century : our daily bread / by Lewis H. Ziska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ziska, Lewis H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

Climatic changes.

Agriculture--Environmental aspects.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

With the global adoption of the "green revolution" in the 1970s; the long historical legacy of agriculture's boom and bust cycle seemed - finally - to be put on hold. It appeared as though the apocalyptic nightmare of famine had been vanquished.However, now, man-made climate change poses a new and immediate crisis - from Syria to South Sudan - how do we feed the 10 billion people likely to inhabit the planet by 2050? How do we continue to feed, sustainably, the 7.5 billion of us that are already here? How do we do so in a climate that is becoming increasing hostile to food security?This book explores the history of agriculture, and the threat that climate change imposes for all aspects of our "daily bread". While these challenges are severe and significant, it argues that we are not without hope, and offers a wide range of solutions, from polyculture farming to feminism that can, when applied, lead to a better future for humankind.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface

Part I. Setting the Table

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Part II. The Green Revolution

Part III. Climate Change Made Simple

Part IV. Climate Change and Food Security: Can the Center Hold?

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Part V. Our Toolbox

Part VI. Our Common Garden

Part VII. Rainbows, Unicorns and Sprinkles

Afterword and Thanks

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5275-0681-9

OCLC:

1020319523