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- Neff, Lawrence, et al. Food Systems and PH Disparities paper. JHEN, 2009.
- The State of Food Insecurity in the World Executive Summary, 2012. FAO, 2013.
- Diet for Small Planet May Be More Efficient if it includes Dairy and a Little Meat, Cornell Press Release, 2007.
- On the Future of Food. The Prince’s speech. The Prince of Wales. (Video and transcript available)
- Hans Rosling, “Global Population Growth, Box by Box”, 2010 TED talk.
- Our Common Future, Overview and Chapter 1: A Threatened Future. Report on World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987.
- Millennium Development Synthesis Reports, 2005.
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- Videos about poultry producer Carole Morison (see Recommended Lecture 6): Food, Inc and Huffington Post
- Tom Philpot, CDC reveals scary truth about factory farms and superbugs. Mother Jones blog, 2013.
- Silbergeld, et al. Industrial food animal production, antimicrobial resistance, human health. 2008.
- Sapkota, Schwab, et al. Lower Prevalence of Antibiotic-resistant Enterococci on U.S. Conventional Poultry Farms that Transitioned to Organic Practices. EHP, 2011.
- Sapkota, et al. Aquaculture practices and potential human health risks: Current knowledge and future priorities. Environment International, 2008.
- Wing S, et al. Integrating Epidemiology, Education, and Organizing for Environmental Justice: Community Health Effects of Industrial Hog Operations. American Journal of Public Health, 2008.
- Pew Commission on Industrial Farmed Animal Production. Putting Meat on the Table. Full Report.
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- Haering, Syed. Community Food Security in US Cities: A Review of the Relevant Scientific Literature, CLF White Paper, 2009.
- Tim Lang. Reshaping the Food System for Ecological Public Health. JHEN, 2009.
- deSchutter Olivier. Addressing Concentration in Food Supply Chains. The Role of Competition Law in Tackling the Abuse of Buying Power. 2010.
- Worldwatch. Nourishing the Planet Infographic Soil to Sky: Industrial Agriculture vs. Agroecology.
- Serageldin, Ismail. Feeding the World Sustainably: Reflections, Issues, and Suggestions. 2nd Annual Malthus Lecture [video]. International Food Policy Research Institute, 2011.
- WorldWatch, State of the World 2011. Forward by Oliver deSchutter and Chapter 1: Charting a New Path to Eliminating Hunger. (PDF)
- Hans Herren, Worldwatch. State of the World, Chapter 15, 2011.
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- Scherg, Palmer, et al (CLF funded). Exploring Food System Policy: A Survey of Food Policy Councils in the U.S. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2012.
- National Geographic. The Big Idea: Perennial Grains (work of Wes Jackson and the Land Institute), 2011.
- Michael Conard, TEDx video “Rebuilding our Food System Infrastructure”
- USDA Local Markets and Local Food Hubs Resource page.
- Market Forces Creating Jobs through Public Investment in Local and Regional Food Systems, Union of Concerned Scientists, 2011. Read Executive Summary.
- Charles Siebert. Food Ark. National Geographic, 2011.
- Health Professionals Role in Animal Agriculture, Climate Change and Human Health, AJPM, 2009 (institutional access required).
- Food and Nutrition Professionals Can Implement Practices to Conserve Natural Resources and Support Ecological Sustainability
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