Food, energy, and society
Presents an analysis on the interdependency of food, energy, water, land, and biological resources. This book includes material on livestock production and energy use, the impacts of pesticides on the environment, and the conservation of biodiversity in agricultural, forestry, and marine systems.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press ,
2008
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only Publisher description |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Energy and society
- 2. Energy and power
- 3. Solar energy in natural and managed ecosystems
- 4. Ecological systems, natural resources, and food supplies
- 5. Manipulating ecosystems for agriculture
- 6. Hunter-gatherers and early agriculture
- 7. Early livestock systems and animal power
- 8. Livestock production and energy use
- 9. Energy use in fish and aquacultural production
- 10. Energy use in grain and legume production
- 11. Energy use in fruit, vegetable, and forage production
- 12. Energy inputs in crop production in developing and developed countries
- 13. Environmental and economic costs of the application of pesticides primarily in the United States
- 14. Water resources: agricultural and environmental issues
- 15. Soil erosion: a food and environmental threat
- 16. Conservation of biological diversity in agricultural, forestry, and marine systems
- 17. Food processing, packaging, and preparation
- 18. Transport of agricultural supplies and foods
- 19. Renewable energy: current and potential issues
- 20. Biomass: food versus fuel
- 21. Ethanol production using corn, switchgrass, and wood; biodiesel production using soybean and sunflower
- 22. U.S. energy conservation and efficiency: benefits and costs
- 23. Summing up: options and solutions