Food,energy,and society/ David Pimentel, Marcia H. Pimentel.
Material type: TextPublication details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2008Edition: 3rd edDescription: xix, 380 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781420046670 (alk. paper); 1420046675 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Food supply | Power resources | Agriculture -- Energy consumptionDDC classification: 338.19Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 338.19 PIM/F (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P17805 |
Browsing Central Library, Sikkim University shelves, Shelving location: General Book Section Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
No cover image available | ||||||||
338.19 MUK/F Food and power: expressions of food-politics in South Asia/ | 338.19 MUK/F Food and power: expressions of food-politics in South Asia/ | 338.19 NAY/E The evolving sphere of food security/ | 338.19 PIM/F Food,energy,and society/ | 338.19 YOU/F Food and development/ | 338.19095482 SWA/F Food security: Policy options for Tamil Nadu/ | 338.1941 CON/R Reports of the commission for agriculture costs and prices/ |
Chapters by other authors as well.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Energy and society -- Energy and power -- Solar energy in natural and managed ecosystems -- Ecological systems, natural resources, and food supplies -- Manipulating ecosystems for agriculture -- Hunter-gatherers and early agriculture-- Early livestock systems and animal power -- Livestock production and energy use -- Energy use in fish and aquacultural production / David Pimentel, Roland E. Shanks, and Jason C. Rylander -- Energy use in grain and legume production -- Energy use in fruit, vegetable, and forage production -- Energy inputs in crop production in developing and developed countries / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Environmental and economic costs of the application of pesticides primarily in the United States -- Water resources: agricultural and environmental issues / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Soil erosion: a food and environmental threat -- Conservation of biological diversity in agricultural, forestry, and marine systems / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Food processing, packaging, and preparation -- Transport of agricultural supplies and foods -- Renewable energy: current and potential issues / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Biomass: food versus fuel / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Ethanol production using corn, switchgrass, and wood; biodiesel production using soybean and sunflower / David Pimentel and Tad W. Patzek -- U.S. energy conservation and efficiency: benefits and costs / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Summing up: options and solutions.
There are no comments on this title.