| Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis Contributor(s): Shiva, Vandana (Author) |
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ISBN: 1623170435 ISBN-13: 9781623170431 Publisher: North Atlantic Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Agriculture & Food Policy - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture |
| Dewey: 333.823 |
| LCCN: 2015024373 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This modern-day Silent Spring addresses climate change head on, arguing that the solution to this global crisis lies in sustainable, biologically diverse farms In Soil Not Oil, Vandana Shiva explains that a world beyond dependence on fossil fuels and globalization is both possible and necessary. Condemning industrial agriculture as a recipe for ecological and economic disaster, Shiva champions the small, independent farm: their greater productivity, their greater potential for social justice as they put more resources into the hands of the poor, and the biodiversity that is inherent to the traditional farming practiced in small-scale agriculture. What we need most in a time of changing climates and millions who are hungry, she argues, is sustainable, biologically diverse farms that are more resistant to disease, drought, and flood. "The solution to climate change," she observes, "and the solution to poverty are the same." Soil Not Oil proposes a solution based on self-organization, sustainability, and community rather than corporate power and profits. |