Advances in Food Security and Sustainability
- 1st Edition, Volume 3 - November 12, 2018
- Editors: David Barling, Jessica Fanzo
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 5 1 9 7 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 5 1 9 8 - 3
Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, Volume Three, takes a scientific look at the challenges, constraints and solutions necessary to maintain a healthy and accessibl… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Food Security and Sustainability, Volume Three, takes a scientific look at the challenges, constraints and solutions necessary to maintain a healthy and accessible food supply in different communities. This ongoing series addresses a wide range of issues on food sustainability and security, exploring challenges related to protecting environmental resources while also meeting human nutritional requirements. Chapters included in this release include "A Food Systems perspective on food and nutrition security in Australia," "The potential, and limits, of agricultural intensification to improve the welfare of rural households in semi-arid areas," "Food supply chain fraud: the economic, environmental and social consequences" and much more.
- Contains expertise from leading contributions on the topics
- Covers a vast array of subjects relating to food security and sustainability
- Explores challenges related to protecting environmental resources while also meeting human nutritional requirements
1. A Food Systems perspective on food and nutrition security in Australia
Bill Bellotti
2. The potential, and limits, of agricultural intensification to improve the welfare of rural households in semi-arid areas
Dave Harris
3. Food supply chain fraud: the economic, environmental and social consequences
Louise Manning
4. UK policymaking institutions and their implications for integrated food policy
Kelly Parsons
5. The role and engagement of City Mayors in local food policy groups in England: comparing the cases of London and Bristol
Jessica Halliday
6. The Role of Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Obesity in Kenya
Simon Kimenju
7. Agriculture and Pollution: Sharing the Crowded Two-Way Street
Dave Gustafson
8. Food System Resilience Following Baltimore’s Riots
Haley Swartz
9. Agriculture and food systems for improved nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa
Hettie Schonfeldt
10. Ethical Considerations of Biofortified Crops: Ensuring Value and Sustainability for Public Health
Jessica Fanzo
- No. of pages: 345
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 3
- Published: November 12, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128151976
- eBook ISBN: 9780128151983
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