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The Atlas of Food

The Atlas of Food - The Earthscan Atlas

2nd Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

Now completely updated, this award-winning atlas maps every link of the food chain, from farming, production and retail to the food on our plates. It also investigates how, in an era of new technologies, globalized food trade and even plentiful supply, millions remain hungry. Topics include:

  • Prices and Shortages 
  • Malnutrition 
  • Dietary Changes and Increasing Obesity 
  • Climate Change Impacts 
  • Industrial Farming 
  • Live Animal Trade 
  • GM Crops 
  • Fertilizers and Pesticides 
  • Organic Farming 
  • Land Rights 
  • Trade Justice
  • Fast Food and Additives

About the Publisher

Routledge

Routledge

Routledge is the world's leading academic publisher in the Humanities and Social Sciences. We publish thousands of books and journals each year, serving scholars, instructors, and professional communities worldwide. Our current publishing programme encompasses groundbreaking textbooks and premier, peer-reviewed research in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Built Environment. We have partnered with many of the most influential societies and academic bodies to publish their journals and book series. Readers can access tens of thousands of print and e-books from our extensive catalogue of titles. Routledge is a member of Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business.

Book information

ISBN: 9781844074990
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd Edition
DEWEY: 363.8
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 128
Weight: 364g
Height: 244mm
Width: 189mm
Spine width: 10mm

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