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Farming, food and nature : respecting animals, people and the environment

Title
Farming, food and nature : respecting animals, people and the environment / edited by Joyce D'Silva and Carol McKenna.
ISBN
9781138541412
1138541419
9781138541443
1138541443
9781351011013
9781351010993
9781351011006
9781351010986
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
xxii, 280 pages ; 25 cm.
Other formats
ebook version :
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 21, 2019
Series
Earthscan food and agriculture.
Earthscan food and agriculture series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction / Joyce D'Silva and Carol McKenna
Setting the planetary scene. Livestock and the boundaries of our planet / Katherine Richardson
The impacts of livestock production on the natural world. The great disappearing act / Philip Lymbery
Biodiversity, extinction and livestock production / Tony Juniper
Bees versus robots / Dave Goulson
Conservation and the sacred cow / Dominic Wormell
Protected Cerrado and sustainable diets: complementary pathways towards a more conscious appetite / Jean Francois Timmers
The growing demand for fish: impacts on the environment, animal welfare and food security / Krzysztof Wotjas and Natasha Boyland
The impact of livestock production on people. Livestock production and human rights or how the chicken came home to roost / Raj Patel
The role of livestock in developing countries / Jimmy Smith
The significance of sentence in wild and farmed animals. Beyond words: what animals think and feel / Carl Safina
Creatures of the factory farm / Joyce D'Silva
The scientific basis for action on animal welfare and other aspects of sustainability / Donald M. Broom
Green and pleasant farming: cattle, sheep and habitat / John Webster
Solutions for people, planet and animals. Agroecology working in Africa: the case of sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT) / Janet Maro
Balancing the needs of food production, farming and nature in the UK uplands / Chris Clark and Pat Thompson
Chikolongo- a win for people and parks / Joseph Okori and Peter Borchert
Silvopastoral systems: a feasible step towards environmentally sustainable livestock systems in Mexico / Karen F. Mancera
Farming in harmony with nature / Patrick Holden
Food policy for the future. Paying for the true costs of our meat, eggs and dairy / Peter Stevenson
Changing the world, one meal at a time / Martin Palmer
The sustainable development goals: challenge or opportunity? / Hans R. Herren
Rethinking our global food systems / Jonathon Porritt
Sustainability in the agro-food sector / Karl Falkenberg
Farming insects for food or feed / Phil Brooke
Hopeful signposts to a plant-based future / Carol McKenna
Healthy and sustainable diets. Healthy and sustainable dietary patterns for prevention of chronic diseases and premature death / Elena Hemler and Frank B. Hu
The threat to public health from livestock production / Aysha Akhtar
Food, feed and sustainable diets / Duncan Williamson
Conserving biodiversity through sustainable diets / Glyn Davies
The case for veganism / Andrew Knight and Jasmijn de Boo
Investing in a flourishing food system. Corporate engagement strategies to improve farm animal welfare and why they work / Leah Garces
The power of investor influence / Rosie Wardle
The role of business in reducing meat and dairy consumption / Michael Pellman Rowland
Plant-based and clean meat will save the world / Bruce Friedrich
Conclusion / Joyce D'Silva and Carol McKenna.
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