Food, Globalization and Sustainability

ISBN-13: 9781849712606 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 296 str.

Peter Oosterveer; David A. Sonnenfeld

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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