Feeding the planet : environmental protection through sustainable agriculture / by Klaus Hahlbrock.

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Hahlbrock, Klaus [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Haus, 2009.
Description
xxvi, 266 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.

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    "Feeding the Planet: Environmental Protection through Sustainable Agriculture promotes conscious and responsible dealings with nature and with ourselves, and poses an important question: how can we maintain a viable and vital diversity of the species - including our own?"--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-266).
    Contents
    • Human population and ecological consequences
    • Historical development of agriculture, urban lifestyles and man's perception of nature
    • Man and his environment
    • Crop plant breeding
    • Genetic engineering in research and application
    • Old and new breeding goals
    • Ethical evaluation of genetic engineering
    • Basic prerequisites for securing human nourishment
    • Conclusions for practical realization.
    ISBN
    • 9781906598112 ((pbk.))
    • 1906598118 ((pbk.))
    OCLC
    300404315
    Other standard number
    • 99936668603
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