Atlas of Food With a New Introduction

Name: Atlas of Food With a New Introduction
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ISBN: 9780520276420

ISBN-10: 0520276426

ISBN-13: 9780520276420

Edition: 2013

Authors: Erik Millstone

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What we eat, where we eat, and how we eat: these questions are explored in this remarkable book, first published in 2002. Now in its second edition, The Atlas of Food provides an up-to-date and visually appealing way of understanding the important issues relating to global food and agriculture. In mapping out broad areas of investigation--contamination of food and water, overnutrition, micronutrient deficiency, processing, farming, and trade--it offers a concise overview of today's food and farming concerns. Buttressed by engaging prose and vivid graphics, Erik Millstone and Tim Lang convincingly argue that human progress depends on resolving global inequality and creating a more…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 3/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.63" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Foreword



Contributors


Updated Introduction



Contemporary Challenges



Current Concerns



Feeding the World



Unequal Distribution



Environmental Challenges



Water Pressure



Nutritional Deficiencies



Over-Nutrition



Contamination



Farming



Mechanization



Industrial Livestock Production



Animal Feed



Animal Diseases



Agricultural R&D



Genetically Modified Crops



Pesticides



Fertilizers



Working the Land



Land Ownership



Urban Farming



Fishing and Aquaculture



Agricultural Biodiversity



Organic Farming



Greenhouse Gases



Trade



Trade Flows



Live Animal Transport



Subsidized Trade



Trade Disputes



Trade Dependency



Fair Trade



Processing, Retailing and Consumption



Staple Foods



Changing Diets



Processing Giants



Retail Power



Organic Food



Food Additives



Eating Out



Fast Food



Alcohol



Advertising and Marketing



Citizens Bite Back



Data Tables


Agriculture


Consumption


Sources


Index