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Exploraciones Por el Planeta Comida.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Puigdoménech Rosell, Pere.
- Series:
- Sin Fronteras Series
- Language:
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Food security.
- Sustainable agriculture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (202 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Valencia : Universidad de València Servicio de Publicaciones, 2021.
- Summary:
- This book explores the multifaceted world of food, addressing its biological, cultural, and economic dimensions. It delves into the origins of human nutrition, the evolution of agricultural practices, and the impact of climate change on food production. The author examines the physiological and genetic aspects of plants and animals that form the basis of human diet, highlighting the paradoxes of abundance and scarcity in modern societies. Intended for a general audience, the book provides insights into the pleasure of eating, the inequalities in food access, and the potential future challenges posed by increasing food demand. Through a scientific lens, it aims to enrich readers' understanding of food as a vital part of human existence and culture. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- COVER
- PORTADA
- COPYRIGHT
- ÍNDICE
- INTRODUCCIÓN
- 1. MATERIA Y ENERGÍA
- 2. LA FOTOSÍNTESIS
- 3. LOS ANIMALES SOMOS TUBOS DIGESTIVOS QUE SE MUEVEN
- 4. LA ALIMENTACIÓN HA HECHO A LA ESPECIE HUMANA
- 5. EL HAMBRE Y EL GUSTO
- 6. LA DIGESTIÓN
- 7. UNA ESPECIE OMNÍVORA
- 8. UNA ESPECIE CURIOSA
- 9. CAMPESINOS Y GANADEROS
- 10. LA RUTA DE LAS ESPECIAS
- 11. LA COCINA
- 12. LA AGRICULTURA MODERNA
- 13. LAS PLANTAS QUE COMEMOS ACTUALMENTE
- 14. LA GANADERÍA Y LA PESCA
- 15. EL COMERCIO DE LOS ALIMENTOS
- 16. ALIMENTAR, UNA INDUSTRIA POTENTE
- 17. LA GASTRONOMÍA, UNA FORMA DE CULTURA
- 18. NO SOMOS IGUALES ANTE LA COMIDA
- 19. COMER PUEDE SER UN EJERCICIO DE RIESGO
- 20. LOS GENOMAS DE LO QUE COMEMOS
- 21. NUEVAS AGRICULTURAS. NUEVOS ALIMENTOS
- 22. LA ALIMENTACIÓN Y LOS CAMBIOS GLOBALES
- 23. LAS PARADOJAS DE NUESTRO TIEMPO
- 24. EL FUTURO DE LA COMIDA. CRITERIOS Y TENSIONES
- 25. EL FUTURO DE LA COMIDA. REFLEXIONES FINALES
- LECTURAS RECOMENDADAS
- ÍNDICE ANALÍTICO.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- OCLC:
- 1432587590
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