Agriculture

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! 1. Earth for All Five Extraordinary Turnarounds for Global Equity on a Healthy Planet From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	Chapter 1 begins the book by examining the present challenges of the 21st century, and how this turbulence presents a unique moment in time where humanity can work together to create a better …	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	26	2022	$2.60 Add
From NEW! 2. Exploring Two Scenarios Too Little Too Late or Giant Leap? From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	Chapter 2 explores possible scenarios of our uncertain future. The chapter explores the "Too Little Too Late" and the "Great Leap" models which are examined throughout the …	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	29	2022	$2.90 Add
From NEW! 3. Saying Goodbye to Poverty From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	Chapter 3 focuses on the methods and theories for how to eradicate poverty across the globe. Topics discussed include "extreme poverty", challenges to economic growth within low-income …	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From NEW! 4. The Inequality Turnaround “Sharing the Dividends” From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	Chapter 4 explores the challenges of the growing inequality across the globe. Topics discussing include economic inequality, privatization, the creation of progressive taxation for …	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From NEW! 5. The Empowerment Turnaround “Achieving Gender Equity” From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	Chapter 5 examines the challenges of achieving gender equity and empowerment. Topics discussed include financial independence and economic security, family size and affordability, access and …	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From NEW! 6. The Food Turnaround Making the Food System Healthy for People and Planet From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	Chapter 6 examines the challenges of food security and the future of agriculture, discussing topics including our current effects on the earth’s biosphere, the need for a new agricultural …	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	19	2022	$1.90 Add
From NEW! 7. The Energy Turnaround “Electrifying Everything” From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	Chapter 7 focuses on energy consumption and a clean energy future, discussing clean power technologies, fairness of pushing expensive clean energy, fossil fuel industry’s power, the …	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From NEW! 8. From “Winner Take All” Capitalism to Earth4All Economies From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	Chapter 8 examines what the transition to the Earth4All model would look like, discussing topics including the increase in government intervention (subsidies, incentives, and regulations) to …	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	20	2022	$2.00 Add
From NEW! 9. A Call to Action From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	Chapter 9 serves as a call to action reviewing the goals of the book and its themes. Topics include ending poverty, pushing for greater equality among people and nations, a healthy planet, …	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From NEW! “A Multiplication of Wretchedness” in England, 1750–1850 From: Tiny Engines of Abundance View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 2 examines England and Wales from the late 1700s and early 1800s, in the midst of what has often been called an agriculture revolution. This chapter argues that appreciation for the …	Jim Handy	21	2022	$2.10 Add
From NEW! A New Way to Think About Solutions PART 2 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	This chapter discusses climate change as a major threat to our food system and various possible solutions for tackling this threat. It expands on the concept of resilience and also touches on the …	Laura Lengnick	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From A Wider Array of Interacting Balances From: Peasants and the Art of Farming View Fernwood Publishing		Jan Douwe van der Ploeg	30	2013	$3.30 Add
From Adaptive Capacity From: Resilient Agriculture View New Society Publishers	This chapter explores the concept of adaptive capacity: the ability of a farm to manage human, social, natural, physical, and financial resources to adapt to changes in its environment.	Laura Lengnick	32	2015	$3.20 Add
From NEW! Adding Resilience to the Menu PART 3 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	The author talks about the new greater awareness if climate change, popular solutions (which she critiques), and food system resilience. This chapter touches on the regional roots of resilience …	Laura Lengnick	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From Advancing Agriculture By Destroying Farms? The State of Agriculture in Canada From: Food Sovereignty in Canada View Fernwood Publishing		Darrin Qualman	23	2010	$3.22 Add
From Agrarian Extractivism and the Politics of Control From: The Political Economy of Agrarian Extractivism View Fernwood Publishing	Extractivism, Neo-Extractivism and Agrarian Extractivism Agrarian Extractivism in Bolivia Agrarian Extractivism and the Politics of Control Conclusion	Ben M. McKay	32	2020	$3.20 Add