Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415119740
Publisert
1996-04-04
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
252
Forfatter
Biografisk notat
Tim Dyson is Professor of Population Studies at the london School of Economics. He has conducted extensive research on India's demography, is a past president of the British Society for Population Studies, and is an editor of the journal "Population Studies".Population and Food examines recent trends in food production and assesses the prospects for feeding humanity in the twenty-first century. With case studies from throughout the developed and developing world, the book suggests that food production in most world regions has kept ahead of population growth, that future food production prospects are encouraging, and that in all probability the people of the world will be better fed in the twenty-first than in the twentieth century.
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An encouraging assessment of the propsects for feeding humanity in the 21st Century, Population and Food examines recent trends in food production and includes case studies from throughout Developed and Developing Worlds.
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1. Pessimists and Optimists 2. Population and Food Today 3. Population and Food - Recent Trends 4. Exploring the Future: Demand and Supply 5. Exploring the Future: Potentials and Constraints 6. Exploring the Future: Regional Vignettes 7. Conclusions, Forecasts, Caveats, Tempered Hope
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415119740
Publisert
1996-04-04
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
252
Forfatter