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Environmental Change and Food Security in China
McBeath, Jenifer Huang; McBeath, Jerry (University Of Alaska)
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Description for Environmental Change and Food Security in China
Hardback. With 22 percent of the world's population but only 7 percent of its arable land, China's food situation is a matter of global concern. This volume introduces the threats to China's system of food production, distribution, and consumption. It analyzes the challenges of population growth, urbanization, and extraordinarily rapid economic development. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 340 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; KNAC; RNU; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
Abstract This chapter defines food security as the condition reached when a nation’s population has access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet its dietary needs and food preferences. It stresses China’s importance to global food security because of its population size. The chapter introduces the contents of the volume and then treats briefly food security in ancient and dynastic (211 bc–1912) China. It examines environmental stressors, such as population growth, natural disasters, and insect pests as well as imperial responses (for example, irrigation, flood control, storage and transportation systems). The chapter also briefly int- duces the Republican era ... Read more
Abstract This chapter defines food security as the condition reached when a nation’s population has access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet its dietary needs and food preferences. It stresses China’s importance to global food security because of its population size. The chapter introduces the contents of the volume and then treats briefly food security in ancient and dynastic (211 bc–1912) China. It examines environmental stressors, such as population growth, natural disasters, and insect pests as well as imperial responses (for example, irrigation, flood control, storage and transportation systems). The chapter also briefly int- duces the Republican era ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Global Change Research
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402091797
SKU
V9781402091797
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