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UNINA9910779680203321 |
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Autore |
Carolan Michael S. |
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Titolo |
Reclaiming food security / / Michael Carolan |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-06765-1 |
0-203-38793-7 |
1-299-48092-6 |
1-135-06766-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Collana |
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Earthscan food and agriculture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Food security - Social aspects |
Human security |
Agriculture - Environmental aspects |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A failed project -- Food security: a brief history -- Calorie-ization of food security -- Neoliberalization of food security -- Empty calorie-ization of food security -- Pieces missed -- Well-being and nutrition -- Life expectancy -- Subjective indicators of well-being -- Aggregate well-being indicators -- Nutritional well-being -- Sustainability -- Greenhouse gas emissions -- Energy consumption -- Water -- Waste -- Meat -- Environmental performance index: agriculture -- Food sovereignty, safety and access -- Farmer dependency -- Constricting consumer choice -- Food safety -- Import dependency -- Looking forward -- The food and human security index -- Individual and society well-being -- Ecological sustainability -- Potential for food independence -- Nutritional well-being -- Freedom in agrifood chain -- Results -- Lessons learned -- From Green Revolution to rainbow evolution -- So what can we eat if not GDP? -- Food security as process (not a thing) -- Towards a new social imaginary. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this challenging work, the author argues that the goal of any food system should not simply be to provide the cheapest calories possible. A secure food system is one that affords people and nations - in both the present and future - the capabilities to prosper and lead long, |
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