The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It by Juli

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Lays out a picture of impending planetary crisis - a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century - that would dwarf any in our previous experience. This book describes a dangerous confluence of shortages - of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge - combined with the increased demand created by population and economic growth.

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In "The Coming Famine", Julian Cribb lays out a vivid picture of impending planetary crisis - a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century - that would dwarf any in our previous experience. Cribb's comprehensive assessment describes a dangerous confluence of shortages - of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge - combined with the increased demand created by population and economic growth. Writing in brisk, accessible prose, Cribb explains how the food system interacts with the environment and with armed conflict, poverty, and other societal factors. He shows how high food prices and regional shortages are already sending shockwaves into the international community. But, far from outlining a doomsday scenario, "The Coming Famine" offers a strong and positive call to action, exploring the greatest issue of our age and providing practical suggestions for addressing each of the major challenges it raises.

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"Julian Cribb warns with a well synthesized evidence base about a potential famine in the making. The food crisis is already daily reality for one billion people. The book is not just a warning but offers sound guidance for the needed actions; easily understandable but suitably comprehensive, leaving no excuse for inaction."--Joachim von Braun, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute " The Coming Famine is an erudite and learned analysis of humanity's greatest challenge. At this very minute we are jeopardizing the rights to food for a billion people, and the effects will be felt by us all through migration, dietary changes and increased health risks, whether we believe it or not. This is a book all thinking people should read."-- Lindsay Falvey, University of Cambridge

Author Biography

Julian Cribb is a science communicator, journalist and editor of several newspapers and books. His published work includes over 7,000 newspaper articles, 1,000 broadcasts, and three books and has received 32 awards for science, medical, agricultural and business journalism. He was Director, National Awareness, for Australia 's science agency, CSIRO, foundation president of the Australian Science Communicators, and originated the CGIAR's Future Harvest strategy. He has worked as a newspaper editor, science editor for "The Australian "and head of public affairs for CSIRO. He runs his own science

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface 1 What Food Crisis? 2 Food ... or War? 3 The Well Runs Dry 4 Peak Land 5 Nutrients--The New Oil 6 Troubled Waters 7 Losing Our Brains 8 Eating Oil 9 The Climate Hammer 10 Elephants in the Kitchen 11 A Fair Deal for Farmers 12 Food in the Future List of Conversions Notes Index

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"The sheer number of terrifying facts make the book gripping."-New York Times Book Review

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"The sheer number of terrifying facts make the book gripping."-- New York Times Book Review

Details ISBN0520271238 Author Julian Cribb Short Title COMING FAMINE Publisher University of California Press Language English ISBN-10 0520271238 ISBN-13 9780520271234 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 248 Illustrations Yes DEWEY 363.8 Imprint University of California Press Place of Publication Berkerley Country of Publication United States Subtitle The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-09-09 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2010-08-10 AU Release Date 2010-08-10 NZ Release Date 2010-08-10 US Release Date 2010-08-10 We've got this

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