The Food-Energy Nexus is Closer to our Heart than we might think

Reflecting on the food-energy nexus, my first thought went to the Haber–Bosch process. Perhaps no other human invention has had a more dramatic impact on our wellbeing and mother Earth than the Haber-Bosch chemistry. As the reader might know, and I am citing here largely from Wikipedia, the Haber-Bo...

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Autor principal: Drechsel, Pay
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91310
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description Reflecting on the food-energy nexus, my first thought went to the Haber–Bosch process. Perhaps no other human invention has had a more dramatic impact on our wellbeing and mother Earth than the Haber-Bosch chemistry. As the reader might know, and I am citing here largely from Wikipedia, the Haber-Bosch process is the main industrial procedure for the production of ammonia fertiliser today. It is named after its inventors, the German chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch, who developed it in the first half of the 20th century.
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spelling CGSpace913102025-02-24T06:54:18Z The Food-Energy Nexus is Closer to our Heart than we might think Drechsel, Pay nitrogen fertilizers ammonium farmland energy consumption organic agriculture Reflecting on the food-energy nexus, my first thought went to the Haber–Bosch process. Perhaps no other human invention has had a more dramatic impact on our wellbeing and mother Earth than the Haber-Bosch chemistry. As the reader might know, and I am citing here largely from Wikipedia, the Haber-Bosch process is the main industrial procedure for the production of ammonia fertiliser today. It is named after its inventors, the German chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch, who developed it in the first half of the 20th century. 2017 2018-03-07T10:16:34Z 2018-03-07T10:16:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91310 en Open Access Drechsel, Pay. 2017. The Food-Energy Nexus is Closer to our Heart than we might think. Urban Agriculture Magazine. 1.33541666666667. http://www.ruaf.org/food-energy-nexus-closer-our-heart-we-might-think.
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The Food-Energy Nexus is Closer to our Heart than we might think
title The Food-Energy Nexus is Closer to our Heart than we might think
title_full The Food-Energy Nexus is Closer to our Heart than we might think
title_fullStr The Food-Energy Nexus is Closer to our Heart than we might think
title_full_unstemmed The Food-Energy Nexus is Closer to our Heart than we might think
title_short The Food-Energy Nexus is Closer to our Heart than we might think
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ammonium
farmland
energy consumption
organic agriculture
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