Del i serien SpringerBriefs in Global Understanding

Eating, Drinking: Surviving

The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

AvPeter Jackson,Walter E.L. Spiess,Farhana Sultana

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This publication addresses the global challenges of food and water security in a rapidly changing and complex world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-12-21
Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpringerBriefs in Global Understanding
Antal sidor105
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319424675

Tillhör följande kategorier

Introduction: Understanding the Complexities of Eating, Drinking, and Surviving.- Globalization and Malnutrition: Geographical Perspectives on Its Paradoxes.- Drinking Water.- The Politics and Consequences of Virtual Water Export.- Integrated Water Resources Management as a New Approach to Water Security.- Surviving as an Unequal Community: WASH for Those on the Margins.- Challenges to Food Security in a Changing World.- Moral Economies of Food in the Socialist/Post-socialist World.- The Nutrition Transition in Developing Asia: Dietary Change, Drivers and Health Impacts. Food Sovereignty and the Possibilities for an Equitable, Just and Sustainable Food System.- Food Security and Food Waste.

“Its main goal is to address some crucial issues of food and water security and the influence of global food systems on the livelihoods of people from all over the world. … One of the major strengths of the book is its interdisciplinary character and practical approach that makes it useful for both scientists and policymakers. … I find the volume highly enlightening for building on previous research on food and water security … .” (Ada Górna, Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, Vol. 66 (1), 2017)