Food production, population growth, and the environment

Daily et al argue that the questions of sustainability in food production and poverty should be studied together. Their link is revealed in the interactions between ecological and economic systems operating at the geographically localized level.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1998-08, Vol.281 (5381), p.1291-1292
Main Authors: Daily, G. (Stanford University, CA.), Dasgupta, P, Bolin, B, Crosson, P, Du Guerny, J, Ehrlich, P, Folke, C, Jansson, A.M, Jansson, B.O, Kautsky, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural Occupations
Agricultural Production
Agriculture
Biological and medical sciences
CRECIMIENTO DE LA POBLACION
CROISSANCE DE LA POPULATION
Crop production
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Ecological economics
Ecological sustainability
Environment
Environmental aspects
Environmental policy
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Food
Food crops
FOOD PRODUCTION
Food security
Food Supply
Forecasting
Forecasts and trends
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human beings
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
HUMAN POPULATION
Humans
Hunger
Influence of environment
Man
Medical sciences
Natural Resources
Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement
POBLACION HUMANA
Policy Forum
Population
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION HUMAINE
PRODUCCION ALIMENTARIA
PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE
Public Policy
Soil Science
Supply and demand
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable development
Sustainable food systems
TENDANCE
TENDENCIAS
TRENDS
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
Water
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Summary:Daily et al argue that the questions of sustainability in food production and poverty should be studied together. Their link is revealed in the interactions between ecological and economic systems operating at the geographically localized level.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.281.5381.1291