Eating, drinking : surviving : the International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU / Peter Jackson, Walter E.L. Spiess, Farhana Sultana, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Peter (Editor), editor.

Spiess, W. E. L., editor.

Sultana, Farhana, editor.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in global understanding,.

SpringerBriefs in global understanding, 2509-7784

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food security.

Food supply.

Water security.

Physical Description:

xi, 105 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2016]

Summary:

This publication addresses the global challenges of food and water security in a rapidly changing and complex world. The essays highlight the links between bio-physical and socio-cultural processes, making connections between local and global scales, and focusing on the everyday practices of eating and drinking, essential for human survival. Written by international experts, each contribution is research-based but accessible to the general public.

Contents:

Introduction: Understanding the Complexities of Eating, Drinking, and Surviving

Globalization and Malnutrition: Geographical Perspectives on Its Paradoxes

Drinking Water

The Politics and Consequences of Virtual Water Export

Integrated Water Resources Management as a New Approach to Water Security

Surviving as an Unequal Community: WASH for Those on the Margins

Challenges to Food Security in a Changing World

Moral Economies of Food in the Socialist/Post-socialist World

The Nutrition Transition in Developing Asia: Dietary Change, Drivers and Health Impacts. Food Sovereignty and the Possibilities for an Equitable, Just and Sustainable Food System

Food Security and Food Waste.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783319424675

331942467X

OCLC:

952383718