Peak Farmland and the Prospect for Land Sparing

Expecting that more and richer people will demand more from the land, cultivating wider fields, logging more forests, and pressing Nature, comes naturally. The past half-century of disciplined and dematerializing demand and more intense and efficient land use encourage a rational hope that humanity&...

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Published inPopulation and development review Vol. 38; no. s1; pp. 221 - 242
Main Authors Ausubel, Jesse H., Wernick, Iddo K., Waggoner, Paul E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2013
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects
Agricultural industry
Agricultural innovations
Agricultural land
Agricultural Production
Calories
China
Crop production
Crops
Diet
Energy crops
ENVIRONMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND WEALTH
Europe
Farmlands
Farms
Food crops
Food supply
Identity
India
Industrialization
Innovations
Land Use
Peoples Republic of China
Population economics
Population growth
Sustainable agriculture
U.S.A
United States of America
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Summary:Expecting that more and richer people will demand more from the land, cultivating wider fields, logging more forests, and pressing Nature, comes naturally. The past half-century of disciplined and dematerializing demand and more intense and efficient land use encourage a rational hope that humanity's pressure will not overwhelm Nature. Beginning with the examples of crops in the large and fast-developing countries of India and China as well as the United States, this essay examine the recent half-century.
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ISSN:0098-7921
1728-4457
DOI:10.1111/j.1728-4457.2013.00561.x