Environmental Change and Food Security in China

By Jenifer Huang McBeath and Jerry McBeath

Book Overview

Acknowledgements.- List of tables and figures.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Communist role and the food security situation.- 3 Immediate environmental stressors on food security.- Near-term environment stressors: climate change.- 5. Plant diseases pests and food security.- 6 Invasive species and food security.- 7 Biotechnological responses to food security needs.- 8 The legal and institutional framework to address food security needs.- 9 Issues in implementing food security in China.- 10 Summary and conclusions.- Index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402091796
• ISBN13: 9781402091797
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"