Sitopia - How Food Can Save the World

We live in a world shaped by food, a Sitopia (sitos - food; topos - place). Food, and how we search for and consume it, has defined our human journey. From our foraging hunter-gatherer ancestors to the enormous appetites of modern cities, food has shaped our bodies and homes, our politics and trade, and our climate. Whether it's the daily decision of what to eat, or the monopoly of industrial food production, food touches every part of our world. But by forgetting its value, we have drifted into a way of life that threatens our planet and ourselves.Yet food remains central to addressing the predicaments and opportunities of our urban, digital age. Drawing on insights from philosophy, history, architecture, literature, politics and science, as well as stories of the farmers, designers and economists who are remaking our relationship with food, Sitopia is a provocative and exhilarating vision for change, and how to thrive on our crowded, overheating planet. In her inspiring and deeply thoughtful new book Carolyn Steel, points the way to a better future.

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A vital call for us to rediscover the way that food binds us to each other and to the natural world, and in doing so find new ways of living Christopher Kissane Guardian

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Carolyn Steel, Steel Carolyn
• Editore: Vintage UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780099590132
• ISBN: 978-0-09-959013-2
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Mangiare e bere; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Climate Change, Earth, HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Food & society, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Conservation of the environment, Social impact of environmental issues, Ethical issues & debates, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Business ethics and social responsibility, Social and ethical issues, Sustainable agriculture, Manufacturing industries, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Pollution and threats to the environment