04927nam 2201033 450 991082834670332120200520144314.00-520-27742-20-520-95708-310.1525/9780520957084(CKB)2550000001170255(EBL)1579461(OCoLC)865508518(SSID)ssj0001082570(PQKBManifestationID)11619135(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001082570(PQKBWorkID)11098435(PQKB)11321519(StDuBDS)EDZ0001054027(MdBmJHUP)muse32311(DE-B1597)519549(OCoLC)994500584(DE-B1597)9780520957084(Au-PeEL)EBL1579461(CaPaEBR)ebr10817877(CaONFJC)MIL550907(MiAaPQ)EBC1579461(PPN)179915630(EXLCZ)99255000000117025520131230d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBalancing on a planet the future of food and agriculture /David A. ClevelandBerkeley, California ;Los Angeles, California ;London, England :University of California Press,2014.©20141 online resource (349 p.)California Studies in Food and Culture ;46Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27741-4 1-306-19656-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface: A Personal History -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Eating Stardust: Population, Food, and Agriculture on Planet Earth -- 2. Agricultural Revolutions -- 3. Thinking Critically about Sustainable Agrifood Systems -- 4. Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Three Emphases -- 5. Managing Evolution: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology -- 6. Managing Agricultural Ecosystems: The Critical Role of Diversity -- 7. Managing People: The Common Property Option -- 8. The Big Solutions: Climate Change, Resource Cycles, and Diet -- 9. The Big Solutions: Localizing Agrifood Systems -- Appendix 1. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols -- Appendix 2. Metric Units and Metric-English Unit Conversions -- Notes -- References -- IndexThis book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions. David Cleveland argues that combining selected aspects of small-scale traditional agriculture with modern scientific agriculture can help balance our biological need for food with its environmental impact-and continue to fulfill cultural, social, and psychological needs related to food. Balancing on a Planet is based on Cleveland's research and engaging teaching about food and agriculture for more than three decades. It is a tool to help students, faculty, researchers, and interested readers understand debates about the current crisis and alternatives for the future.  California studies in food and culture ;46.Food industry and tradeAgricultural industriesEnvironmental aspectsSustainable agricultureEconomic aspectsFood supplyagriculture.agrifood system.breeders.cooking.country life.engaging.environmental impact.farm life.farms and farmers.food and ag.food lovers.food studies.food writing.food.gastronomy.global agrifood.interdisciplinary primer.natural settings.politics.rural.scientific agriculture.sociocultural roots.technology engineering.thorough analysis.traditional agriculture.Food industry and trade.Agricultural industriesEnvironmental aspects.Sustainable agricultureEconomic aspects.Food supply.338.1Cleveland David Arthur1597367MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828346703321Balancing on a planet4017853UNINA