Food, Energy, and Society (Hardcover)

by David Pimentel (Editor), Marcia Pimentel (Editor)
Key Phrases: forage production, food balance sheets, soil organisms, United States, New York, Department of Agriculture (more...)

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I use this book all the time, and have found it to be one of the best in the field for useful facts and tables linking over-population, energy requirements, and food production. —Stephen R. Gliessman, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
Since the first edition of Food, Energy and Society was published in 1979, world energy supplies, especially fossil fuels, have dwindled as their use has soared. Supplies of the other major resources required for human life also have come under growing pressure. These include fertile land, fresh water, and biological diversity. Indeed, the very integrity of these environmental resources is threatened. For this reason, the scope of the second edition has been expanded to include discussions of land, water, energy and biological resources and their function in the food production system. This revised edition represents the cooperative efforts of many individuals and nations as they face the inevitable dilemma of how everyone can be fed, given the limits of land, water, energy, and biological resources. All of these resources support human life, and their availability will determine the quality of life for future generations.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 363 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado; Rev Sub edition (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870813862
• ISBN-13: 978-0870813863
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #514,116 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars College Level Survey Text on Energy Costs of Food, January 29, 2009

By	James Adcock "jimadcock" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Food, Energy, and Society, Third Edition (Hardcover)

This is a fabulous, factual, "scientific" text for anyone serious about the issue of global warming and food issues. For example it gets into the issues of why the carbon footprint costs of red meat are so high. And why ethanol from corn or other foodstocks simply does not work. Fabulous, fabulous book!