Food, Energy, and SocietyDavid Pimentel Ph.D., Marcia H. Pimentel M.S. Since the publication of the first edition of Food, Energy, and Society, the world's natural resources have become even more diminished due to the rapid expansion of the global human population. We are faced with dwindling food supplies in certain geographic areas, increasing pressure on energy resources, and the imminent extinction of many |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Energy and Power | 9 |
Chapter 3 Solar Energy in Natural and Managed Ecosystems | 17 |
Chapter 4 Ecological Systems Natural Resources and Food Supplies | 21 |
Chapter 5 Manipulating Ecosystems for Agriculture | 37 |
Chapter 6 HunterGatherers and Early Agriculture | 45 |
Chapter 7 Early Livestock Systems and Animal Power | 57 |
Chapter 8 Livestock Production and Energy Use | 67 |
Agricultural and Environmental Issues | 183 |
A Food and Environmental Threat | 201 |
Chapter 16 Conservation of Biological Diversity in Agricultural Forestry and Marine Systems | 221 |
Chapter 17 Food Processing Packaging and Preparation | 245 |
Chapter 18 Transport of Agricultural Supplies and Foods | 257 |
Current and Potential Issues | 259 |
Food versus Fuel | 277 |
Chapter 21 Ethanol Production Using Corn Switchgrass and Wood Biodiesel Production Using Soybean and Sunflower | 311 |
Chapter 9 Energy Use in Fish and Aquacultural Production | 77 |
Chapter 10 Energy Use in Grain and Legume Production | 99 |
Chapter 11 Energy Use in Fruit Vegetable and Forage Production | 121 |
Chapter 12 Energy Inputs in Crop Production in Developing and Developed Countries | 137 |
Chapter 13 Environmental and Economic Costs of the Application of Pesticides Primarily in the United States | 161 |
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