The atlas of food : who eats what, where, and why / Erik Millstone and Tim Lang ; foreword by Marion Nestle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millstone, Erik.

Contributor:

Lang, Tim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food industry and trade.

Food.

Physical Description:

128 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

Revised and updated.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Contemporary challenges. Current concerns ; Feeding the world ; Unequal distribution ; Environmental challenges ; Water pressure ; Nutritional deficiencies ; Over-nutrition ; Contamination

Pt. 2. Farming. Mechanization ; Industrial livestock production ; Animal feed ; Animal diseases ; Agricultural R&D ; Genetically modified crops ; Pesticides ; Fertilizers ; Working the land ; Land ownership ; Urban farming ; Fishing and aquaculture ; Agricultural biodiversity ; Organic farming ; Greenhouse gases

Pr. 3. Trade. Trade flows ; Live animal transport ; Subsidized trade ; Trade disputes ; Trade dependency ; Fair trade

Pt. 4. Processing, retailing and consumption. Staple foods ; Changing diets ; Processing giants ; Retail power ; Organic food ; Food additives ; Eating out ; Fast food ; Alcohol ; Advertising and marketing ; Citizens bite back

Pt. 5. Data tables. Agriculture ; Consumption.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-125) and index.

ISBN:

9780520254091

0520254090

OCLC:

225871353