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Global environmental change (GEC) represents an immediate and
unprecedented threat to the food security of hundreds of millions
of people, especially those who depend on small-scale agriculture
for their livelihoods. As this book shows, at the same time,
agriculture and related activities also contribute to GEC by, for
example, intensifying greenhouse gas emissions and altering the
land surface. Responses aimed at adapting to GEC may have negative
consequences for food security, just as measures taken to increase
food security may exacerbate GEC. The authors show that this
complex and dynamic relationship between GEC and food security is
also influenced by additional factors; food systems are heavily
influenced by socioeconomic conditions, which in turn are affected
by multiple processes such as macro-level economic policies,
political conflicts and other important drivers. The book provides
a major, accessible synthesis of the current state of knowledge and
thinking on the relationships between GEC and food security. Most
other books addressing the subject concentrate on the links between
climate change and agricultural production, and do not extend to an
analysis of the wider food system which underpins food security;
this book addresses the broader issues, based on a novel food
system concept and stressing the need for actions at a regional,
rather than just an international or local, level. It reviews new
thinking which has emerged over the last decade, analyses research
methods for stakeholder engagement and for undertaking studies at
the regional level, and looks forward by reviewing a number of
emerging 'hot topics' in the food security-GEC debate which help
set new agendas for the research community at large. Published with
Earth System Science Partnership, GECAFS and SCOPE
Global environmental change (GEC) represents an immediate and
unprecedented threat to the food security of hundreds of millions
of people, especially those who depend on small-scale agriculture
for their livelihoods. As this book shows, at the same time,
agriculture and related activities also contribute to GEC by, for
example, intensifying greenhouse gas emissions and altering the
land surface. Responses aimed at adapting to GEC may have negative
consequences for food security, just as measures taken to increase
food security may exacerbate GEC. The authors show that this
complex and dynamic relationship between GEC and food security is
also influenced by additional factors; food systems are heavily
influenced by socioeconomic conditions, which in turn are affected
by multiple processes such as macro-level economic policies,
political conflicts and other important drivers. The book provides
a major, accessible synthesis of the current state of knowledge and
thinking on the relationships between GEC and food security. Most
other books addressing the subject concentrate on the links between
climate change and agricultural production, and do not extend to an
analysis of the wider food system which underpins food security;
this book addresses the broader issues, based on a novel food
system concept and stressing the need for actions at a regional,
rather than just an international or local, level. It reviews new
thinking which has emerged over the last decade, analyses research
methods for stakeholder engagement and for undertaking studies at
the regional level, and looks forward by reviewing a number of
emerging 'hot topics' in the food security-GEC debate which help
set new agendas for the research community at large. Published with
Earth System Science Partnership, GECAFS and SCOPE
This is an Admiralty Law textbook for undergrads at maritime
academies and colleges, sea service academies and other colleges
where marine insurance, intermodal transportation and international
business subjects are taught and for graduate students majoring in
marine transportation and international commerce.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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