Sustainability in Food and Water
. Ed(S): Sumi, Akimasa; Hassan, K. M.; Fukushi, Kensuke; Honda, R.
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Description for Sustainability in Food and Water
Hardback. This transdisciplinary book represents the latest research findings in all the major aspects of food and water security issues in Asia. It combines presentations from symposia on food and water sustainability held recently in Macau, China. Editor(s): Sumi, Akimasa; Hassan, K. M.; Fukushi, Kensuke; Honda, R. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNPG; RP; TDCT; TQSW; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 846.
Foodandwatersecurityissuesareregardedassinequanonif asocietywants to p- mote health, peace and prosperity. People who are well fed are also people with the means to changetheir situation. However,this is still an immense challengefor Asia especiallyintheglobalenvironmentalperspectiveinthe21stcentury. Peoplearound the globe will be facing a combination of problems concerning both environmental as well as social changes; therefore, the policy for future food and water security has to be upgraded in an integrated and holistic way. The need to put into persp- tive the ever-mounting body of new information on environmental security of food and water issues in Asia beyond the boundaries of separate disciplines provided the impetus ... Read more
Foodandwatersecurityissuesareregardedassinequanonif asocietywants to p- mote health, peace and prosperity. People who are well fed are also people with the means to changetheir situation. However,this is still an immense challengefor Asia especiallyintheglobalenvironmentalperspectiveinthe21stcentury. Peoplearound the globe will be facing a combination of problems concerning both environmental as well as social changes; therefore, the policy for future food and water security has to be upgraded in an integrated and holistic way. The need to put into persp- tive the ever-mounting body of new information on environmental security of food and water issues in Asia beyond the boundaries of separate disciplines provided the impetus ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
Series
Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries
Number of Pages
466
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048199136
SKU
V9789048199136
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About . Ed(S): Sumi, Akimasa; Hassan, K. M.; Fukushi, Kensuke; Honda, R.
Prof. Akimasa Sumi Professor and Executive Director of the Transdisciplinary Initiative for Global Sustainability (TIGS) at the University of Tokyo (UT). He started his career serving for the Japan Meteorological Agency and later joined UT, as a professor. His research interest is focused on numerical modeling of weather and climate, especially in the context of global climate change. ... Read more
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