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Population growth in the coming decades will put severe pressure on human food, animal feed, and fiber production from both land and ocean ecosystems. Environmental sustainability and social justice are increasingly important elements in debates on how to ensure adequate food for a growing global population. Gathering approximately 90 peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Sustainable Food Production provides comprehensive coverage of this vital area of current research. Sections on animal breeding and genetics for food, crop science and technology, ocean farming and sustainable aquaculture science and technology, and transgenic livestock for food discuss state-of-the-art scientific advances, and place them in their proper scientific, environmental, ethical, socio-economic, and political contexts.
Genetics --- Biology --- Botany --- Animal genetics. Animal evolution --- Surgery --- Agriculture. Animal husbandry. Hunting. Fishery --- Production management --- Biotechnology --- Food science and technology --- systematische plantkunde --- aquacultuur --- transgenetische planten --- transgenetische dieren --- transgene transplantatie --- duurzaamheid --- biologie --- bevolking --- landbouw --- genetica --- voedingsleer --- biotechnologie --- klonen --- duurzame ontwikkeling
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This book provides an introductory overview to the social debate over enhancement technologies with an overview of the transhumanists' call to bypass human nature and conservationists' argument in defense of it. The author present this controversy as it unfolds in the contest between transhumanists proponents and conservationists, who push back with an argument to conserve human nature and to ban enhancement technologies. This book provides an overview of the key contested points and present the debate in an orderly, constructive fashion. Readers are informed about the discussion over humanism, the tension between science and religion, and the interpretation of socio-technological revolutions; and are invited to make up their own mind about one of the most challenging topics concerning the social and ethical implications of technological advancements. .
Philosophy --- Social sciences (general) --- Genetics --- Biology --- Surgery --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- sociale ecologie --- popularisering wetenschap --- transgenetische planten --- transgenetische dieren --- transgene transplantatie --- biologie --- filosofie --- sociale wetenschappen --- technologie --- klonen --- methodologieën --- ingenieurswetenschappen
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