Author: Eckholm Erik P
Place: Newyork
Publisher: Norton & Company
Year: 1976
Pages: 223
ISBN: 0-393-064107-7
Source: Donated by Charles Correa
Subject: Environment
Keyword: Environmental Stress, Food Prospect
Classification: 333.75
Shelf: C7R1
Accession No: B278
Contents: Foreword by Maurice F. Strong An Introductory Note Acknowledgments 1- The Undermining of Food-Production System 2- A History of Deforestation 3- Two Costly Lessons: The Dust Bowl and the Virgin Lands 4- Encroaching Deserts 5- Refugees from Shangri-La: Deteriorating Mountain Environments 6- The Other Energy Crisis: Firewood 7- The Salting and Silting of Irrigation System 8- Myth and Reality in the Humid Tropics 9- Dual Threat to World Fisheries 10- The Politics of Soil Conservation 11- Environmental Stress, Food, and the Human Prospect Notes Additional Sources Index
Abstract: *Losing Ground: Environmental Stress and World Food Prospects* examines the effects of environmental degradation on global food production, focusing on regions like New York. It covers issues such as deforestation, desertification, and ecosystem collapse, with case studies like the Dust Bowl and Virgin Lands. The book highlights the energy crisis from firewood scarcity, unsustainable irrigation, and declining fisheries, while addressing misconceptions about tropical agriculture and political obstacles to soil conservation. It emphasizes the urgent need for policy reforms and environmental action to ensure long-term food security and sustainability in the face of growing environmental challenges.