Reclaiming food security / Michael S. Carolan.

Author/creator Carolan, Michael S.
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge,
Descriptionxi, 196 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Food security--Social aspects.
Human security.
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.

Contents A failed project -- Food security: a brief history -- Calorie-ization of food security -- Neoliberalization of food security -- Empty calorie-ization of food security -- Pieces missed -- Well-being and nutrition -- Life expectancy -- Subjective indicators of well-being -- Aggregate well-being indicators -- Nutritional well-being -- Sustainability -- Greenhouse gas emissions -- Energy consumption -- Water -- Waste -- Meat -- Environmental performance index: agriculture -- Food sovereignty, safety and access -- Farmer dependency -- Constricting consumer choice -- Food safety -- Import dependency -- Looking forward -- The food and human security index -- Individual and society well-being -- Ecological sustainability -- Potential for food independence -- Nutritional well-being -- Freedom in agrifood chain -- Results -- Lessons learned -- From Green Revolution to rainbow evolution -- So what can we eat if not GDP? -- Food security as process (not a thing) -- Towards a new social imaginary.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-191) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012037495
ISBN9780415816953 (hbk : alk. paper)
ISBN9780415816960 (pbk : alk. paper)
ISBN9780203387931 (ebk : alk. paper)

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