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The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It Julian Cribb
The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It
Julian Cribb
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 work describes a dangerous confluence of shortages - of water, land, energy, technology, and knowledge - combined with the increased demand created by population and economic growth.
264 pages, 8 line illustrations, 3 maps, 13 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 10, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520260719 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 264 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 496 g |
| Language | English |