Global Change: Impacts on Water and Food Security

by Claudia Ringler, Asit K. Biswas, Sarah Cline

Book Overview

In recent years, a greater level of integration of the world economy and an opening of national markets to trade has impacted virtually all areas of society. The process of globalization has the potential to generate long-term benefits for developing countries, including enhanced technology and knowledge transfers and new fina- ing options supporting agricultural and economic development. However, risks of political and economic instability, increased...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364226221X
• ISBN13: 9783642262210
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"