Food, energy, and society
By: David Pimentel, Marcia H. Pimentel
Contributors: Pimentel, Marcia
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781420046670
Subjects: Food supply; Power resources; Agriculture -- Energy consumption
Notes: Chapters by other authors as well

Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Energy and society / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Energy and power / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Solar energy in natural and managed ecosystems / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Ecological system, natural resources, and food supplies / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Manipulating ecosystems for agriculture / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Hunter-gathers and early agriculture / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Early livestock systems and animal power / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Livestock production and energy use / David Pimentel; title: Energy use in fish and aquacultural production / David Pimentel, R.E. Shanks and J.C. Rylander; title: Energy use grain and legume production / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Energy use in fruit, vegetable, and forage production / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Energy inputs in crop production: comparison of developed and developing countries / David Pimentel, R. Doughty, C. Carothers, S. Lamberson, N. Bora and K. Lee; title: Pesticide impacts on the environment / David Pimentel; title: Water resources: agricultural and environmental issues / David Pimentel, B. Berger, D. Filberto, M. Newton, B. Wolfe, E. Karabinakis, S. Clark, E. Poon, E. Abbett and S. Nandagopal; title: Soil erosion: a food and environmental threat / David Pimentel; title: Conservation of biological diversity in agricultural, forestry, and marine systems / David Pimentel, T. Petrova, M.Riley, J. Jacquet, V. Ng, J. Holloway, and E. Valero; title: Food processing, packaging, and preparation / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Transport of agricultural supplies and food / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Renewable energy: current and potential issues / David Pimentel, M. Herz, M. Whitecraft, M. Zimmerman, R. Allen, K. Becker, J. Evans, B. Hussan, R. Sarsfield, A. Grosfeld and T. Seidel; title: Biomass: food versus fuel / David Pimentel, A.F. Warneke, W.S. Teal, K.A. Schwarb, N.J. Simcox, D.M. Ebert, K.D. Baenisch, and M.R. Aaaron; title: Ethanol production using corn, switchgrass, and wood and biodiesel production using soybean and sunflower / David Pimentel and T. Patzek; title: U.S. energy conservation and efficiency: benefits and costs / David Pimentel, A. Pleasant, J. Barron, J. Gaudioso, N. Pollock, E. Chae, Y. Kim, A. Lassiter, C. Schiavoni, A. Jackson, M. Lee and A. Eaton; title: Summing up: options and solutions / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel