Economics of Feeding the Hungry
Sustainable Intensification and Sustainable Food Security
Seiten
2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-53858-9 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-53858-9 (ISBN)
As productivity expands to cater for population increase and shifting diets, many individuals remain hungry, whilst others suffer obesity, and significant amounts of food are wasted. Yet, this triple dilemma oversimplifies the underlying complexity. This book explores this complexity from an economics perspective, looking at the processes involved and the institutional structures that direct and constrain their interaction.
After discussing alternative approaches to measuring hunger and food insecurity, this volume considers the four dimensions of food security: availability, affordability, utilization and stability. In summarising the main debates, issues and policy interventions, Russell discusses the problems of ensuring sufficient food in the face of ever-slowing growth in productivity and constraints on land and water. The problems of food affordability, the need for safety nets, and the need for poverty alleviation measures that reach excluded and disadvantaged groups is also discussed. This is alongside an exploration of issues related to food utilization and the problems of hidden hunger, obesity, food waste, and the interventions needed to relieve these problems.
This volume is of great interest to those who study rural development, ecological economics and development economics, as well as policy makers who seek a better understanding of underlying processes, ongoing and emerging issues, and potentially relevant interventions.
After discussing alternative approaches to measuring hunger and food insecurity, this volume considers the four dimensions of food security: availability, affordability, utilization and stability. In summarising the main debates, issues and policy interventions, Russell discusses the problems of ensuring sufficient food in the face of ever-slowing growth in productivity and constraints on land and water. The problems of food affordability, the need for safety nets, and the need for poverty alleviation measures that reach excluded and disadvantaged groups is also discussed. This is alongside an exploration of issues related to food utilization and the problems of hidden hunger, obesity, food waste, and the interventions needed to relieve these problems.
This volume is of great interest to those who study rural development, ecological economics and development economics, as well as policy makers who seek a better understanding of underlying processes, ongoing and emerging issues, and potentially relevant interventions.
Noel Russell is Senior Lecturer of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, at The University of Manchester, UK. His research interests are centred on economic analysis of policies for farming, food and rural resources.
INTRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY AND HUNGER
FOOD AVAILABILITY, FOOD REQUIREMENTS, AND FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD AFFORDBILITY, ENTITLEMENTS, AND POVERTY TRAPS
FOOD UTILIZATION AND NUTRITION SECURITY
STABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND RESILIENCE
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.10.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 340 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie | |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-53858-0 / 0415538580 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-53858-9 / 9780415538589 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Buch | Softcover (2024)
Springer Vieweg (Verlag)
CHF 69,95
