Global Change and the Challenges of Sustainably Feeding a Growing Planet

1. Front Matter

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2. Overview of Global Land Use, Food Security and the Environment

   • Thomas W. Hertel, Uris Lantz C. Baldos

   Pages 1-12

3. Population and Income as Drivers of Global Change

   • Thomas W. Hertel, Uris Lantz C. Baldos

   Pages 13-26

4. Productivity Growth and Yields in the Global Crops Sector

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   Pages 27-39

5. Economic Responses to Scarcity

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   Pages 41-56

6. Water, Food and Environmental Security

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   Pages 57-67

7. Climate Change Impacts in Agriculture

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   Pages 69-84

8. Land-Based Environmental Services

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   Pages 85-98

9. Biofuels as a Driver of Long Run Land Use Change

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   Pages 99-114

10. Livestock and Processed Foods

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    Pages 115-124

11. Food Security and Nutrition

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    Pages 125-140

12. Global Change and the Food System in 2050

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    Pages 141-160

13. Back Matter

    Pages 161-184

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This book explores the fundamental determinants of long term changes in agricultural land use and the associated implications for environmental and food security.  The book is designed around the idea that each chapter focuses on one driver, or underlying determinant, of land use change at global scale. It starts with key factors which have been influential in the past, such as growth population, incomes and agricultural productivity, thereafter turning to new drivers such as biofuels, climate change and demand for environmental services. Specialized topics include food security outcomes, projections of future agricultural prices, greenhouse gas emissions, the role of globalization and market integration. The book draws heavily on the emerging body of literature on these topics, summarizes key findings and organizes these within a unifying economic framework.

• SIMPLE model
• agricultural economics
• food security
• greenhouse gas emissions
• land use

“The structure of Global Changes and the Challenges of Sustainably Feeding a Growing Planet makes it most suitable for an interdisciplinary master’s level course that might be co-taught for students in agricultural economics, environmental sciences, agronomy, natural resources, nutrition, and other disciplines. … The potential audience for this impressive book includes not only economists but a broad range of scientists. It should be required reading for anyone interested in long-run land use, food security, biofuels, and effects of climate change.” (George W. Norton, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 98 (5), October, 2016)

• Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

  Thomas W. Hertel

• Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue Univeristy, West Lafayette, USA

  Uris Lantz C. Baldos

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