Nourished planet : sustainability in the global food system / edited by Danielle Nierenberg (Food Tank), Laurie Fisher, Brian Frederick, and Michael Peñuelas.
by
 
Nierenberg, Danielle, editor.

ISBN
9781610918954

Title
Nourished planet : sustainability in the global food system / edited by Danielle Nierenberg (Food Tank), Laurie Fisher, Brian Frederick, and Michael Peñuelas.

Author
Nierenberg, Danielle, editor.

Physical Description
1 online resource (xx, 250 pages) : illustrations, map

General Note
"[This book] is based on and has content from Eating Planet Food and Sustainability: Building Our Future, written by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (Edizioni Ambiente, 2016)"--Page [iv]

Contents
Foreword: Valuing the True Cost of Food -- Preface by Guido Barilla -- Preface by Danielle Nierenberg -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Food for All -- A Recipe for Sustainable Food Systems -- Ingredients for Sustainability -- Soil Degradation around the Globe -- Food for All -- Barriers to Food Access and Affordability -- Precarious Prices for Food -- Conclusion and Action Plan -- Voices from the New Food -- Chapter 2. Food for Sustainable Growth -- The Food Pyramid Reimagined -- How Our Diets Affect the Environment -- Our Environmental Foodprints -- The Water Economy: How Much Do We Have? -- Managing Our Supply: The "Virtual Water" Trade and Water Privatization -- Soil Loss and Degradation -- Food Loss and Food Waste -- Agricultural Systems: Sustainability Is More Important Than Ever -- Revolutionizing the Practices of the Past -- Farming for the Future -- Conclusion and Action Plan -- Voices from the New Food Movement -- Chapter 3. Food for Health -- Building the Foundation for Health -- A Lifetime of Health, and Preventing the Paradox -- Corporate Influence on Dietary Choices -- The Food Business Can Do Better -- Conclusion and Action Plan -- Voices from the New Food Movement -- Chapter 4. Food for Culture -- Going Forward by Going Back -- Selected Endangered Foods Worldwide and Efforts to Save Them -- Controlling Food: Food and Power Roles -- The Great Culinary Tradition of the Mediterranean Diet and the Reality of Food Today -- Conclusion and Action Plan -- Voices from the New Food Movement -- Notes -- Index.

Local Note
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Subject Term
Food supply -- Environmental aspects.
 
Nutrition -- Environmental aspects.
 
Sustainable agriculture.
 
Nutrition -- Aspect de l'environnement.
 
Agriculture durable.
 
Aliments -- Approvisionnement -- Aspect de l'environnement.
 
sustainable agriculture (discipline)
 
Food & beverage technology.
 
Biodiversity.
 
Agricultural science.
 
Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business.
 
Technology & Engineering -- Food Science.
 
Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
 
Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General.
 
Business & Economics -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
 
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
 
Nutrition -- Environmental aspects
 
Food supply -- Environmental aspects
 
Food supply
 
Nutrition
 
Sustainable agriculture

Added Author
Nierenberg, Danielle,

Added Corporate Author
Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition,

Format
Electronic Resources

Electronic Access
http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2156425

Publication Date
2018

Publication Information
Washington, DC :
 
Island Press,
 
[2018]


Shelf NumberMaterial TypeCopyShelf LocationStatus
338.19 231:E-BOOK11:ONLINEAvailable for online access and/or download