Food, energy, and society
By: David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel, editors.
Contributors: Pimentel, Marcia.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Niwot, Co
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Subjects: Food supply; Power resources; Agriculture -- Energy consumption
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-347) 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 systems, natural resources, and food supplies / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Manipulating ecosystems for agriculture / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Hunter-gatherers and early agriculture / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Early livestock systems and animal power / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Energy use in livestock production / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Energy use in fish and aquacultural production / David Pimentel, Roland E. Shanks, and Jason C. Rylander; title: Energy use in grain and legume production / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Energy use in fruit, vegetable, and forage production / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Competition for land : development, food and fuel / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Water resources for crop and biomass production / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Biological diversity and agricultural/forestry systems / D. Pimentel ...[et al.]; title: Food processing, packaging, and preparation / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Transport of agricultural supplies and food / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel; title: Solar energy production systems / D. Pimentel ... [et al.]; title: Biomass : food versus fuel / D. Pimentel ... [et al.]; title: Ethanol fuels : energy, economics, and the environment / David Pimentel; title: The impact of energy use on the environment / D. Pimentel ... [et al.]; title: Summing up : options and solutions / David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel.