An evaluation of food security in Manitoba: an issue of sustainable supply

The discipline of Sociology has been quiet regarding the production of food by industrial agriculture. However, there are issues that potentially undermine the ability of industrial agriculture to continue to produce food at the same rate. These issues include: global climate change, aquifer deple...

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Main Author: Sasaki, Nicholas
Other Authors: Kueneman, Rodney (Sociology)
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/5263
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spelling ndltd-MANITOBA-oai-mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca-1993-52632014-10-22T03:53:00Z An evaluation of food security in Manitoba: an issue of sustainable supply Sasaki, Nicholas Kueneman, Rodney (Sociology) Hudson, Mark (Sociology) Thompson, Shirley (Natural Resources Institute) limits-to-growth ecological modernization agriculture climate change meat consumption population aquifer depletion soil erosion soil exhaustion environmental sociology peak oil Manitoba food security The discipline of Sociology has been quiet regarding the production of food by industrial agriculture. However, there are issues that potentially undermine the ability of industrial agriculture to continue to produce food at the same rate. These issues include: global climate change, aquifer depletion, soil erosion and exhaustion, the increase in global production of meat, the ever expanding global population and peak oil. This thesis considers how these issues will affect Manitoba’s agriculture, Manitoba’s ability to adapt to a period of change and its ability to continue to feed its population. Unstructured interviews with expert informants allowed for the collection of data that are not readily available. These data are combined with pre-existing data to assemble an agricultural profile. There are two competing theories within the current dialogue: limits-to-growth and ecological modernization. Ultimately, the food procurement practices will be assessed with reference to the limits-to-growth theory and recommendations will be made. 2012-04-05T19:30:38Z 2012-04-05T19:30:38Z 2012-04-05 http://hdl.handle.net/1993/5263
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topic limits-to-growth
ecological modernization
agriculture
climate change
meat consumption
population
aquifer depletion
soil erosion
soil exhaustion
environmental
sociology
peak oil
Manitoba
food security
spellingShingle limits-to-growth
ecological modernization
agriculture
climate change
meat consumption
population
aquifer depletion
soil erosion
soil exhaustion
environmental
sociology
peak oil
Manitoba
food security
Sasaki, Nicholas
An evaluation of food security in Manitoba: an issue of sustainable supply
description The discipline of Sociology has been quiet regarding the production of food by industrial agriculture. However, there are issues that potentially undermine the ability of industrial agriculture to continue to produce food at the same rate. These issues include: global climate change, aquifer depletion, soil erosion and exhaustion, the increase in global production of meat, the ever expanding global population and peak oil. This thesis considers how these issues will affect Manitoba’s agriculture, Manitoba’s ability to adapt to a period of change and its ability to continue to feed its population. Unstructured interviews with expert informants allowed for the collection of data that are not readily available. These data are combined with pre-existing data to assemble an agricultural profile. There are two competing theories within the current dialogue: limits-to-growth and ecological modernization. Ultimately, the food procurement practices will be assessed with reference to the limits-to-growth theory and recommendations will be made.
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title An evaluation of food security in Manitoba: an issue of sustainable supply
title_short An evaluation of food security in Manitoba: an issue of sustainable supply
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