Feeding the ten billion : plants and population growth (Record no. 12983)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0521640814 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521640817 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0521646855 (pbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521646857 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 363.9 |
| Item number | EVA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Evans, L. T. ; |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Feeding the ten billion : plants and population growth |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge, UK ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication | 1998. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 247 p. : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Introduction: timebomb or treadmill? --<br/>2. Reaching five million (to 8000 B.C.) --<br/>3. Towards fifty million (8000 B.C.-2000 B.C.) --<br/>4. The first half-billion (2000 B.C.-1500 A.D.) --<br/>5. Towards the first billion (1500-1825) --<br/>6. The second billion (1825-1927) --<br/>7. The third billion (1927-1960) --<br/>8. The fourth billion (1960-1975) --<br/>9. The fifth billion (1975-1986) --<br/>10. The sixth billion (1986-1998/9) --<br/>11. What the world eats now --<br/>12. Feeding the ten billion. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | At the current rate of increase, the world's population is likely to reach ten billion by the middle of the twenty-first century. What will be the challenges posed by feeding this population and how can they be addressed? Written to mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Malthus' seminal Essay on the Principle of Population, this fascinating book looks at the intimate links between population growth and agricultural innovation over the past 10,000 years, illustrating how the evolution of agriculture has both shaped and been shaped by the course of world population growth. This historical context serves to illuminate our present position and to aid understanding of possible future paths to food security for the planet. This volume is a unique and accessible account that will be of interest to a wide audience concerned with global population, food supply, agricultural development, environmental degradation and resource depletion. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Population. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Agriculture |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Overpopulation. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Food supply. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam029/98026457.html |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam025/98026457.html |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 03/02/2000 | Purchased | 547.00 | 363.9 EVA | 005253 | Reference Books |