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Record Nr.

UNINA9910662705303321

Autore

Mobbs Michael

Titolo

Sustainable food [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Mobbs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, N.S.W., : Choice Books, 2012

ISBN

1-74224-618-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

630

Soggetti

Organic gardening

Self-reliant living

Food

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Thinking about food; 2. Six garden essentials; 3. Urban farms; 4. Soil and compost; 5. Plants; 6. Water; 7. Chooks; 8. Bees; 9. How to deal with governments; 10. Why citizens must act now; 11. Where are we going?; Further reading; Image credits; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this companion book to the bestselling Sustainable House, the attention is turned to reducing the carbon emissions associated with growing, processing, transporting, selling, and disposing of food. Using the author's personal experiences as its anchor, this handbook contains practical advice on establishing community and backyard vegetable gardens, keeping chooks and bees, and reducing water usage, along with insights into dealing with councils, sidelining supermarkets, and what pepole eat and why. A template is provided for those wishing to learn sustainability measures and put them



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996210042603316

Titolo

GeoFocus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madrid, : Grupo de Tecnologías de la Información Geográfica, Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, 2001-

Soggetti

Geographic information systems

Geography - Data processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed