{"product_id":"hungry-city-9780099584476","title":"Hungry City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*According to the Trussell Trust, food bank use between April  and Sept 2018 was up 13% on the same period in 2017.*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                                                                                                                                                  *Every year in the UK 18 million tonnes of food end up in landfill.*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy is this the case and what can\u003cb\u003e \u003cu\u003ewe\u003c\/u\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edo about it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe relationship between food and cities is fundamental to our everyday lives. Food shapes cities and through them it moulds us - along with the countryside that feeds us. Yet few of us are conscious of the process and we rarely stop to wonder how food reaches our plates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHungry City \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence, and reveals that we have yet to resolve a centuries-old dilemma - one which holds the key to a host of current problems, from obesity and the inexorable rise of the supermarkets, to the destruction of the natural world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal, inspiring and written with infectious enthusiasm and belief, \u003ci\u003eHungry City\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates an issue that is fundamental to us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExuberant, provocative... her desire that we understand better and think more about our food, how much we waste, how much energy it consumes and how we dispose of it... It is - in the real sense of the word - vital -- David Aaronovitch * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHungry City\u003c\/i\u003e is a sinister real-life sequel to\u003ci\u003e Animal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e with the plot turned upside down by time in ways even George Orwell could not have foreseen * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eLively, wide-ranging, endlessly inquisitive... \u003ci\u003eHungry City\u003c\/i\u003e is a smorgasbord of a book: dip into it and you will emerge with something fascinating * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely crammed with eye-opening facts and figures, a hugely readable account of the part we individually play in a global problem. Highly Recommended * Publishing News *\u003cbr\u003eShe can précis her specialist sources briskly, and her own direct research (e.g. a mega kitchen for cooking ready meals) is lively -- Vera Rule * Guardian *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732315058519,"sku":"9780099584476","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099584476.jpg?v=1719996381","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hungry-city-9780099584476","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}