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Agriculture and the Citizen
C.R.W. Spedding
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Description for Agriculture and the Citizen
paperback. The main aim of this work is to help the reader to understand how agriculture operates and affects the environment, consumers and animal welfare. It covers food production, pollution, food and water safety, food surpluses and starvation, and the use of resources such as land, energy and water. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1200.
The purpose of Agriculture and the Citizen is to help people understand the way in which agriculture operates, providing the information necessary to enable them to arrive at an informed view on major issues: can the increasing world population be adequately fed without unacceptable pollution to the environment? Is the food and water we consume safe? Will we run out of natural resources such as land, fuel or water? Is the current use of agrochemicals necessary or dangerous? Is intensive farming sustainable or would organic farming be better? How can we help ... Read more
The purpose of Agriculture and the Citizen is to help people understand the way in which agriculture operates, providing the information necessary to enable them to arrive at an informed view on major issues: can the increasing world population be adequately fed without unacceptable pollution to the environment? Is the food and water we consume safe? Will we run out of natural resources such as land, fuel or water? Is the current use of agrochemicals necessary or dangerous? Is intensive farming sustainable or would organic farming be better? How can we help ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412715204
SKU
V9780412715204
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Agriculture and the Citizen
`Agricultural students (of all ages) and of course other interested citizens will find a broader vision than in more conventional books.' Agriculture and the Citizen `This book is not only a comprehensive but also a well organized and mature piece of work...' Acta Vet. Brno