Environmental Change and Food Security in China by Huang McBeath, Jenifer; McBeath, Jerry;

Series: Advances in Global Change Research; 35;

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Edition number 2010
Publisher Springer Netherlands
Date of Publication 30 April 2010
Number of Volumes 1 pieces, Book

ISBN 9781402091797
Binding Hardback
No. of pages340 pages
Size 235x155 mm
Weight 1390 g
Language English
Illustrations X, 340 p. 20 illus. Illustrations, black & white

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Abstract This chapter defines food security as the condition reached when a nation’s population has access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet its dietary needs and food preferences. It stresses China’s importance to global food security because of its population size. The chapter introduces the contents of the volume and then treats briefly food security in ancient and dynastic (211 bc–1912) China. It examines environmental stressors, such as population growth, natural disasters, and insect pests as well as imperial responses (for example, irrigation, flood control, storage and transportation systems). The chapter also briefly int- duces the Republican era (1912–1949) and compares environmental stressors and government responses then to those of the imperial period. Keywords Food system • Food security • Food production regions • Environmental stressors (Population growth • Natural disasters • Insect pests and Plant diseases • Deforestation • Climate change) • Irrigation systems • Flood control • Grand Canal 1. 1 The Problem of Food Security and Environmental Change Food is the material basis to human survival, and in each nation-state, providing a system for the development, production, and distribution of food and its security is a primary national objective. Many forces have influenced the food security of peoples since ancient times, with particular challenges from natural disasters (floods, famines, drought, and pestilence) and growing populations globally.

Communist Rule and the Food Security Situation.- Immediate Environmental Stressors on Food Security.- Near-Term Environmental Stressors: Climate Change.- Plant Diseases, Pests and Food Security.- Invasive Species and Food Security.- Biotechnological Responses to Food Security Needs.- The Legal and Institutional Framework to Address Food Security Needs.- Issues in Implementing Food Security in China.- Summary and Conclusions.

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