Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment
ISBN: 978-1-03-256734-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The author shows why today's global food system produces just the opposite of what it promises. The food produced under this regime is in fact exceedingly expensive. Many of these costs will be paid for in other ways or by future generations and cheap food today may mean expensive food tomorrow. By systematically assessing these costs the book delves into issues related, but not limited to, the food system, the environment, sustainable development, health and social justice. In this new edition the author brings all data and citations fully up to date. Increased coverage is given to many topics including climate change, vertical agriculture, global pandemics, geopolitical instability, agriculture 4.0, alternative proteins and food justice. Detailing the numerous ways that our understanding of food has narrowed, such as its price per ounce, combination of nutrients, yield per acre, or calories, the book argues for a more contextual view of food when debating its affordability. Expanding an innovation introduced in the second edition, concrete case studies of collective mobilization can be found throughout all chapters to support a narrative that balances being critical with being hopeful.
This book is essential reading for those interested in critical food studies, food and agriculture and a sustainable and socially just food system.
Zielgruppe
Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften: Ernährung & Gesellschaft
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sachkultur, Materielle Kultur
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Agrarsoziologie
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction 2. Cheap Food, Globalization and Development 3. Cheap food and conflict 4. Cheap Food, Hunger, Obesity, and Health 5. Cheap meat 6. Cheap food and the environment 7. Cheap food … but at what price? 8. Cheap food, community and culture 9. Cheap food: Who wins, who acts, and why? 10. Making food affordable