The meat crisis
Subtitle: developing more sustainable production and consumption
By: edited by Joyce D'Silva and John Webster
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781844079025; 9781844079032
Subjects: Sustainable agriculture; Livestock; Animal culture; Environmental aspects; Meat industry and trade; Animal industry
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How to raise livestock; title: and how not to / Colin Tudge; title: The water footprint of animal products / Arjen Hoekstra; title: Livestock and climate change / Tara Garnett; title: Industrial livestock production and biodiversity / Susanne Gura; title: Does organic farming offer a solution? / Richard Young; title: Food from the dairy; title: husbandry regained? / John Webster; title: Cracking the egg / Ian J.H. Duncan; title: Cheap as chicken / Andy Butterworth; title: Sustainable pig production : finding solutions and making choices / Alistair Lawrence and Alistair Stott; title: Industrial animal agriculture's role in the emergence and spread of disease / Michael Greger; title: Environmentally sustainable and equitable meat consumption in a climate change world / Anthony J. McMichael and Ainslie J. Butler; title: How much meat and milk is optimal for health? / Mike Rayner and Peter Scarborough; title: Developing ethical, sustainable and compassionate food policies / Kate Rawles; title: Religion, culture and diet / Martin Palmer; title: Policy strategies for a sustainable food system : options for protecting the climate / Stefan Wirsenius and Fredrik Hedenus; title: Meat and policy : charting a course through the complexity / Tim Lang, Michelle Wu and Martin Caraher; title: Confronting policy dilemmas / Jonathon Porritt.