(2005) Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures
Authors |
Brown L.R. |
Source |
Earth policy institute (4) |
Type |
B - Book (360) |
Peer Review |
3 - Low (686) |
Audience |
G - Generalist (1722) |
Notes |
In this groundbreaking work, Lester Brown documents the ways that human demands are outstripping the earth’s natural capacities-and how the resulting environmental damage is undermining food production. In Outgrowing the Earth, Brown investigates these issues and outlines the steps needed to secure future food supplies. |
Resources online
Categories
Terrestrial
Marine
Associated Socio-Economic Impacts
Keywords
Earth's limits
demography
food chain
Earth's productivity
food security
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