Food, globalization and sustainability / by Peter Oosterveer and David A. Sonnenfeld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oosterveer, Peter, author.

Sonnenfeld, David Allan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food consumption.

Food industry and trade.

Sustainability.

Sustainable agriculture.

Physical Description:

XIV, 282 s. fig.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2012].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Food is increasingly traded internationally, thereby transforming the organization of food production and consumption globally and influencing most food-related practices. This transition is generating unfamiliar challenges related to sustainability of food provision, the social impacts of international trade and global food governance. Distance in time and space between food producers and consumers is increasing and new concerns are arising. These include the environmental impact of food production and trade, animal welfare, the health and safety of food and the social and economic impact of international food trade. This book provides an overview of the principal conceptual frameworks that have been developed for understanding these changes. It shows how conventional regulation of food provision through sovereign national governments is becoming elusive, as the distinctions between domestic and international, and between public and private spheres, disappear. At the same time multi-national companies and supranational institutions put serious limits to governmental interventions. In this context, other social actors including food retailers and NGOs are shown to take up innovative roles in governing food provision, but their contribution to agro-food sustainability is under continuous scrutiny. The authors apply these themes in several detailed case studies, including organic, fair trade, local food and fish. On the basis of these cases, future developments are explored, with a focus on the respective roles of agricultural producers, retailers and consumers.

Contents:

chapter 1 Introduction

part Section I: Conceptual Background

chapter 2 Globalization and Food Production and Consumption

chapter 3 Sustainability and Food Production and Consumption

chapter 4 Regulating Food in the Global Network Society

part Section II: Case Studies

chapter 5 Food Provisioning and Climate Change

chapter 6 Local Food Provision

chapter 7 Fair Trade: Buying and Selling Consumer Trust

chapter 8 Sustainable Fish Provision

part Section III: Future Perspectives

chapter 9 Roles of Producers in Sustainable Food Provision

chapter 10 Restructuring Food Supply: Supermarkets and Sustainability

chapter 11 Consumer Involvement in Sustainable Food Provision

chapter 12 Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-270) and index.

ISBN:

1-84977-679-2

1-280-87435-X

1-136-52963-2

9786613715661

1-136-52962-4

9781849776790

OCLC:

798209458

Publisher Number:

9781849712606