Out of the Scientist's Garden (e-bog) af Stirzaker, Richard
Stirzaker, Richard (forfatter)

Out of the Scientist's Garden e-bog

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Out of the Scientist's Garden is written for anyone who wants to understand food and water a little better - for those growing vegetables in a garden, food in a subsistence plot or crops on vast irrigated plains. It is also for anyone who has never grown anything before but has wondered how we will feed a growing population in a world of shrinking resources.Although a practicing scientist in th...
E-bog 161,96 DKK
Forfattere Stirzaker, Richard (forfatter)
Udgivet 27 januar 2010
Længde 208 sider
Genrer Impact of science and technology on society
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780643102033
Out of the Scientist's Garden is written for anyone who wants to understand food and water a little better - for those growing vegetables in a garden, food in a subsistence plot or crops on vast irrigated plains. It is also for anyone who has never grown anything before but has wondered how we will feed a growing population in a world of shrinking resources.Although a practicing scientist in the field of water and agriculture, the author has written, in story form accessible to a wide audience, about the drama of how the world feeds itself. The book starts in his own fruit and vegetable garden, exploring the 'how and why' questions about the way things grow, before moving on to stories about soil, rivers, aquifers and irrigation. The book closes with a brief history of agriculture, how the world feeds itself today and how to think through some of the big conundrums of modern food production.