Full Description
Biodiversity of the food system is crucial for food production and loss of biodiversity is a pressing issue. This book focuses on biodiversity's crucial role in food systems, health and well-being, and fate of the natural environment. It provides practical recommendations on how proper food systems can sustain a healthier planet and protect biodiversity. Sections provide a comprehensive understanding of the urgent need for promoting biodiversity-promoting food systems that help maintain planetary boundaries that are at risk; mimic the natural processes of highly integrated ecosystems; and improve human/planetary health while providing a wholesome and sufficient food supply.
Contents
1
The Intersection of Biodiversity, Food, and Health
I. W. Hawkins
2
Biological Diversity—Life on Earth
L.A. Mehrhoff
3
Industrial Agriculture, Biodiversity and Planetary Boundaries
K. Sidhartha
4
Our Soils in Peril
A. Gandhi
5
The Far-Reaching Impact of Disposable Plastic
R.Prince-Ruiz
6
Just Food—Sustenance, Fairness, and Biodiversity
Valerie J. Stull, Michael M. Bell
7
The Industrialized Food System and Food Insecurity
J. Steinmetz
8
The Industrialized Food System and Chronic Disease
A. Tagtow
9
Popular Foods and Biodiversity Loss
J. Jones-Hughes et al.
10
Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture
C. Badgley
11
The Importance of Saving Seeds
B. McDorman; S. Thomas
11.1
Rehydrate the Earth with Swales
L. Neilsen
11.2
Understanding Veganic Agriculture
M. Seymour
12
Urban and Regional Planning for Biodiversity and Food Systems
K. Hodgson; T. Moreau
13
Taking It Outside: The Value Added By Experiential Learning On Food Systems
A. H. Harmon
13.1
World Challenge: Learner-Driven Teaching for Interdisciplinary, Global Problems
M. Berger
14
The Road to Health Goes Through the Kitchen
S. Palmer
15
A Whole Foods Plant-Centered Diet
M. Richard
15.1
Plant-Shift: A Common Denominator of Centenarians Around the Globe
B. Farmer
15.2
Whole Plant Foods and Optimal Gut and Host Health
K. Edmonds-Umeakunne
16
Redefining Medical Practice with Lifestyle Medicine and Environmental Care
S. Stancic
16.1
Planning and Serving Plant-Based Meals at Medical Conferences
J. Westerdahl
17
Too Many Prescriptions, Too Few Plant Foods—A Nursing Perspective on Type 2 Diabetes
C. Trapp
18
Creating A Global Network of Environmental Stewardship in Health Care
S. Clinton
19
Creating Biodiversity-Friendly Healthcare Institutions
C.L. Lin, T.H.T Chiu
20
The Smallest Sprouts: Engaging Children in Healthy Food Systems
K. Hoch
