Achieving the sustainable development goals through sustainable food systems. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Riccardo Valentini, John L. Sievenpiper, Marta Antonelli, Katarzyna Dembska, editors.
• Editors: Valentini, R (Riccardo), 1959-; Sievenpiper, John L; Antonelli, Marta; Dembska, Katarzyna
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Part I: Current Issues; Understanding the Global Food System; 1 Introduction; 2 Nutrition Challenges; 2.1 Nutritional Challenges in the SDGs; 3 Food and the Environment; 3.1 Food and the Environment in the SDGs; 4 Food Loss and Waste; 4.1 Food Loss and Waste in the SDGs; 5 The Pathway Towards Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems; References; Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems: The World After the Paris Agreement; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Climate Change and Agriculture 1.2 The Paris Agreement: Implications for the Agriculture Sector2 A Paradigm Shift in Agriculture: From Carbon Source to Sink; 2.1 Demand-Side Drivers of a Sustainable Food System; 2.2 Solutions and Tools; 3 Conclusions; References; Drivers of Migration in the Trans-Mediterranean Region: The Likely Role of Climate Change and Resource Security in the Geopolitical Context; 1 Introduction; 2 Climate Change Assessments: An Overview; 3 The Trans-Mediterranean Migration Routes; 4 Data and Methods; 4.1 Geographical Context; 4.2 Methods and Data for the Historical and Future Analysis; 4.2.1 Climate 4.2.2 Water Resources4.2.3 Agriculture; 5 Results; 5.1 Climate; 5.2 Water Resources; 5.3 Agriculture; 6 Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Nutrition, Health and Dietary Trends; 1 Nutrition and Global Non-communicable Diseases; 2 Evolution of Nutrition Guidelines: A Shift from Nutrients to Dietary Patterns; 2.1 Nutrient-Disease Risk Model; 2.2 Dietary Pattern-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines; 3 The Relationship Between Dietary Patterns and Chronic Non-communicable Diseases: The Mediterranean Diet 3.1 The Mediterranean Diet for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Cancer3.2 Characteristics of the Mediterranean Diet; 3.3 Mediterranean Diet and Chronic Degenerative Diseases: Insights on Potential Mechanisms; 3.3.1 Dietary Fat; 3.3.2 Carbohydrate Rich Foods; 3.4 Towards a Comprehensive Nutritional Approach to Prevent Chronic Non Communicable Diseases: The Role of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet; 4 Possible Role of Nutrition to Prevent Chronic Degenerative Diseases and Improve Health Span; 5 Conclusion; References; Eco-Agri-Food Ecology and Human Health; 1 Introduction 2 The Roles of the Eco-Agri-Food System in Disease Incidence2.1 Hunger-Related Morbidity, Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Disorders; 2.1.1 Extent; 2.1.2 Some Societal Costs; 2.1.3 The Role of Diets; 2.1.4 The Role of Food Quality; 2.1.5 The Role of the Agri-Environment; 2.2 Cardiovascular Diseases; 2.2.1 Extent; 2.2.2 Some Societal Costs; 2.2.3 The Role of Diets; 2.2.4 The Role of Food Quality; 2.2.5 The Role of the Agri-Environment; 2.3 Infectious Diseases: Food-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases; 2.3.1 Extent; 2.3.2 Societal Costs; 2.3.3 The Role of Diets; 2.3.4 The Role of Food Quality
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 338.1/9; Food supply -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030239695; 3030239691
• Related ISBNs: 9783030239688
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 17, 2019).
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