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There are more than 6 billion people living on Earth today, and the
United Nations predicts that this number will surge to 9.1 billion
by the year 2050. However, the natural resources necessary to
sustain the world's population - including freshwater, arable land,
and fossil fuels - are dwindling. In order to achieve sustainable
development, the stress exerted on the environment by the world's
population will have to be controlled through reduced rates of
consumption.What steps must be taken to reduce humanity's global
footprint and keep within the boundary of the planet's carrying
capacity? What are the strategies that governments can pursue to
reduce population growth and energy consumption and to preserve and
increase the supply of freshwater and energy resources? ""Natural
Resources and Sustainable Development"" explores the impact that
overconsumption has had on natural resources as well as possible
alternative strategies in the United States, China, India, Germany,
and Brazil.
Throughout the world, countries are battling soaring food prices,
food-borne illnesses, food shortages and undernourishment, and the
detrimental effects of certain farming and manufacturing practices
on health, nutrition, and the environment. Even in the United
States-which historically has had an abundant food supply-more and
more people are suffering from food insecurity, especially with the
onset of the global financial crisis. Recent advances in
agriculture and distribution have positively affected many regions
of the world, but there has yet to be an outright and satisfactory
solution to this ongoing crisis. Food Security examines the three
pillars of this timely topic-availability, access, and nutrition.
This brand-new resource analyses the current and past efforts of
private and governmental groups to combat food insecurity, and
detailed case studies of food security issues in the United States,
Bangladesh, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, and
Yemen are also provided.
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