Geographies of Food: An Introduction

The future of food is uncertain due to climate emergency, natural resource depletion, economic and social inequality, and the complex relationships between people and processes at various geographical scales. Geographies of Food explores these issues and provides solutions, drawing on global case studies from the Majority and Minority Worlds.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 11 February 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The future of food is shaped by a complex interplay of threats from the climate emergency, natural resource depletion, economic inequality, and social inequality. Geographies of Food: An Introduction explores these issues and provides students with an introduction to the contemporary and future geographies of food. The textbook draws on global case studies from the Majority and Minority Worlds to analyze the complex relationships between people and processes at various geographical scales, from the shopping decisions of consumers in a British or US supermarket to food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa to the high-level political negotiations at the World Trade Organization and the strategies of giant American and European agri-businesses. With over 60 color images and a range of lively pedagogical features, Geographies of Food is essential reading for undergraduates studying food and geography.

Weight: 776g
Dimension: 190 x 245 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780857854582