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Food Shortage Crisis: Origins and Global Impact

Autor Dawn M. Drake
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 iul 2024 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Discover the history, causes, impacts, and potential future of global food shortages-a problem for all of humanity, not just the developing world.This important reference work takes an in-depth look at the geographic nature of the problem of global food shortages, helping readers to understand that while this is not a problem that exists everywhere, it is a problem that touches everyone. The book begins with an introduction to the basics of global food shortages, moves through the history of the issue, and then explains the current state of affairs. From there, it examines root causes, proposes solutions, and takes a speculative look into the future. This organization moves readers through the problem in a systematic and easy-to-follow manner, while also allowing them to explore each aspect of the issue individually. A curated selection of further readings at the end of each chapter points readers toward resources for additional research and discovery. The book concludes with a selection of perspective essays written by expert contributors. Each explores a different facet of the topic, from the potential of GMO crops to the impact of food waste.Food Shortage Crisis illustrates that the problems of food scarcity and insecurity are neither new nor confined to the developing world. They are the result of a complex interplay of issues at every stage of the process of feeding humanity, from food production to sale and distribution to consumption. Age-old factors such as poverty and inequality are compounded by new realities such as climate change. Global food shortages affect more than human health; they have the potential to cause economic devastation, trigger civil unrest and international conflicts, and change how we as humans interact with the planet and each other.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440858734
ISBN-10: 144085873X
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 5 bw illus, 22 bw maps, 3 bw figures, and 5 bw tables
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Explores how issues at all stages of the food supply chain contribute to food shortages, underscoring the reality that a lack of production isn't always the problem

Notă biografică

Dawn M. Drake, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma, USA.

Cuprins

AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionBasics of Human NutritionWhat is Famine?Who is Impacted Most by Global Food Shortages?Why Should the World Care?Chapter 1: The Origins and Causes of Global Food ShortagesA Brief History of AgricultureA Brief History of Food ShortagesHistoric Solutions to Food ShortagesIs There a Global Food Shortage?Causes of Food Shortages GloballyConclusionsFurther ReadingChapter 2: The Current State of Global Food Shortages and Impacts of ShortagesSupply vs. Demand in Global FoodWho is Most Affected?Outcome of Food Shortages: Increasing Food Imports Outcome of Food Shortages: Ability to Use Food as a Political ToolConclusionsFurther ReadingChapter 3: Responses to Global Food ShortagesImproving Food DistributionImproving Distribution of Food AidImproving ProductionImproving StorageConclusionsFurther ReadingChapter 4: Future Implications of Global Food ShortagesScenario One: Humans Adapt and Develop New TechnologyScenario Two: Lack of Adaptation Leads to a Series of Cascading ConsequencesConclusionsFurther ReadingChapter 5: Perspective EssaysClimate Change Impacts on Agriculture: Insights from Coastal Bangladesh, Saleh AhmedA Burdensome Abundance: Thinking Critically and Empathetically about the Green Revolution, Jessey GilleyPathways Toward Zero Hunger: Organic and Genetically Modified Crops, Zeynab JouziFood Insecurity, Food Waste, and the Globalization of Food Banks, Daniel N. WarshawskyInsurgency Threat to Food Peace in Nigeria, Olusola OlufemiFood Aid: Saving Grace or Neocolonial Dependency?, Hannah KassSeeding Seven Generations: The Key to Our Sustainable and Healthy Food Future, Stephen R. Penner and Michael Yellow Bird BibliographyIndex