Food, Globalization and Sustainability

Zusatztext 102258511 Informationen zum Autor Peter Oosterveer is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Policy Group at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. David A. Sonnenfeld is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), Syracuse, USA Klappentext First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Food is increasingly traded internationally, thereby transforming the organisation of food production and consumption globally and influencing most food-related practices. This book shows how conventional regulation of food provision through sovereign national governments is becoming elusive, as the distinctions between domestic and international. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures, Tables and Boxes. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations. Preface 1. Introduction Section 1: Conceptual Background 2. Globalization and Food Production and Consumption 3. Sustainability and Food Production and Consumption 4. Regulating Food in the Global Network Society Section 2: Case Studies 5. Food Provisioning and Climate Change 6. Local Food Provision 7. Fair Trade: Buying and Selling Consumer Trust 8. Sustainable Fish Provision Section 3: Future Perspectives 9. Roles of Producers in Sustainable Food Provision 10. Restructuring Food Supply: Supermarkets and Sustainability 11. Consumer Involvement in Sustainable Food Provision 12. Conclusion. Index

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• Authors: Peter Oosterveer, Peter (Wageningen University Oosterveer, Oosterveer Peter, David A. Sonnenfeld, Sonnenfeld David A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.2011
• EAN: 9781849712606
• ISBN: 978-1-84971-260-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Globalization, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Food & society, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Agriculture & Related Industries, Cultural studies: food and society