Description
Book SynopsisThis text introduces students to the main issues, theories, and methods related to the study of food from a geographic perspective. Concise and accessible, it provides an overview of key issues in the study of food and illustrates them with current examples from around the world. As the first textbook on this topic, it provides students with theoretical concepts and analytical approaches grounded in the subfields of geography, showcasing the integrative nature of the discipline and its unique ability to combine environmental and social perspectives. It encourages students to think critically about food systems and develop solutions to make them more sustainable and equitable.
Table of ContentsList of Textboxes, Figures, and Tables
Preface
Introduction
1Food Geographies
Part 1: Political and Economic Geographies of Food
2Agriculture and Farming
3Global Food Regimes
4Labor Geographies of Food
5Food Connections and Commodity Chains
6Global Food Crises: Hunger and Malnutrition
Part 2: Environmental Geographies of Food
7Food’s Ecological Pillars: Land, Water, and Biodiversity
8Food and Climate Change
9Seafood
Part 3: Social and Cultural Geographies of Food
10Food, Identity, and Difference
11Food in the City
12Food, Kitchens, and Gender
13Food, Bodies, Health, and Nutrition
14New Food Geographies
Reference
