num_pages: 352
description: This book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system based on an understanding of the systems biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions. David Cleveland argues that combining selected aspects of small-scale traditional agriculture with modern scientific agriculture can help balance our biological need for food with its environmental impactand continue to fulfill cultural social and psychological needs related to food.Balancing on a Planet is based on Clevelands research and engaging teaching about food and agriculture for more than three decades. It is a tool to help students faculty researchers and interested readers understand debates about the current crisis and alternatives for the future.
language: English
title: Balancing on a Planet: The Future of Food and Agriculture (Volume 46)
publisher: University of California Press