The atlas of world hunger
by Bassett,Thomas J
Published by : The University of Chicago Press (Chicago) Physical details: 201 p ISBN:978-0-226-03907-7.
Subject(s):
Food supply
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Maps
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Atlases
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Locating hunger : Food availability, prevalence of undernourishment (POU), micronutrient malnutrition, malnutrition and obesity, growth failure, household poverty, hunger vulnerability index
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Patterns of hunger within countries : Child growth failure in Uruguay, food insecurity in US, malnutrition in India and Mexico
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Sources of hunger - National resources : Population growth, arable land per capita, environmental system health, human resources, built resources, change in resource base, climate change
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Technology : College and university enrollment and research and development, agricultural technology- fertilizer, institutions and power relations, colonialism and neocolonialism, debt and international power relations, political freedoms, income inequality, gender inequality, poverty- national income per capita, extreme poverty
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Exacerbating conditions and events : Dependency ratio, HIV/AIDS, malaria, health expenditures per capita, unsafe water and poor sanitation, international trade and primary products, international terms of trade, terms of trade shocks, food trade, food price shocks, development aid and food aid, war, natural disasters
Year: 2010
Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | KILA HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY General Stacks | 363.80223 BAS/A (Browse shelf) | Available | 011347 |