Atlas Of The Food System

Author : Teresa Marat-Mendes
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030948331
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Atlas of the Food System written by Teresa Marat-Mendes and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a visual guide to the territorial dynamics operating within a territory. The reading of such dynamics is fundamental in understanding the role of food in cities. This atlas provides a refreshing approach to the study of the city and of its territory, expanded from the perspective of the food system. This book illustrates the impacts of urban planning options on the function of the contemporary Food System of the Lisbon Region, while disclosing its associated urban form solutions. It provides a possible methodology for the reading of the food system based on an analysis of planning instruments and their morphological outcomes, both in the territory but also on the various built forms which have resulted over time. A key focus of the atlas is exploring how planning has regulated the evolution of the Lisbon Region since the 20th century and its implications on the food system. The atlas results from an exhaustive survey and research work conducted in Lisbon Metropolitan Area for a research project, SPLACH – Spatial Planning for Change, for the past 3 years, in terms of the analysis of its Food System and Urban Planning, aiming to inform the delineation of planning strategies towards a sustainable urban environment. It is an important reference for planners, architects, planning and architecture students as well as municipal technicians and the general public, as it provides a refreshing and useful source of information to support further readings about the food system and its relations to urban planning instruments and urban form solutions. Furthermore, it builds a contemporary reading about possible solutions to promote a sustainable transition of the current food systems, while enhancing the strategic role of planning and urban form.

Author : Erik Millstone
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520966813
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Food written by Erik Millstone and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-05-04 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What we eat, where we eat, and how we eat: these questions are explored in this remarkable book, now with a new introduction contextualizing the atlas for 2013 and beyond. By providing an up-to-date and visually appealing understanding of important issues around global food and agriculture, The Atlas of Food maps out broad areas of investigation—contamination of food and water, overnutrition, micronutrient deficiency, processing, farming, and trade—to offer a concise overview of today's food and farming concerns. Buttressed by engaging prose and vivid graphics, Erik Millstone and Tim Lang convincingly argue that human progress depends on resolving global inequality and creating a more sustainable food production system.

Author : Geoff Tansey
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135047952
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Food System written by Geoff Tansey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food is a massive industry and the many key players involved have very different interests. In wealthy nations those interests can range from corporate survival and maintaining profitability in a market with limited demand, to promoting a healthy diet and ensuring food safety. For the poor, the emphasis is all too often on simply getting enough to eat. As information technology and biotechnology are set to revolutionize the food system, it is essential to understand the broad context in which the different actors operate, so that all the world's people can enjoy a safe, secure, sufficient and sustainable food supply. This text provides an overview of today's dominant food system - one developed in and controlled by northern industrialized countries, and one that is becoming increasingly globalized.

Author : Philip H. Howard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472581148
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concentration and Power in the Food System written by Philip H. Howard and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly every day brings news of another merger or acquisition involving the companies that control our food supply. Just how concentrated has this system become? At almost every key stage of the food system, four firms alone control 40% or more of the market, a level above which these companies have the power to drive up prices for consumers and reduce their rate of innovation. Researchers have identified additional problems resulting from these trends, including negative impacts on the environment, human health, and communities. This book reveals the dominant corporations, from the supermarket to the seed industry, and the extent of their control over markets. It also analyzes the strategies these firms are using to reshape society in order to further increase their power, particularly in terms of their bearing upon the more vulnerable sections of society, such as recent immigrants, ethnic minorities and those of lower socioeconomic status. Yet this study also shows that these trends are not inevitable. Opposed by numerous efforts, from microbreweries to seed saving networks, it explores how such opposition has encouraged the most powerful firms to make small but positive changes.

Author : C. Clare Hinrichs
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803215789
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remaking the North American Food System written by C. Clare Hinrichs and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the resurgence of interest in rebuilding the links between agricultural production and food consumption. With examples from Puerto Rico to Oregon to Quebec, this work offers a North American perspective attuned to trends toward globalization at the level of markets and governance and shows how globalization affects specific localities.

Author : Tony Loftas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dimensions of Need written by Tony Loftas and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Giulia Malerba
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780947506513
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Food Atlas written by Giulia Malerba and published by . This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international phenomenon, this gorgeous hardback guides young readers and adults on an illustrated voyage into the foods and ingredients of the six continents with New Zealand, Australia and Fiji here representing Oceania. Food Atlas has sold over 150,000 copies worldwide and Oratia is proud to bring an English edition Down Under in time for Christmas.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251382883
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dhaka Urban Food System Atlas 2023 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2023-12-20 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The food system of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital area, is undergoing deep and rapid transformations. Such changes are associated with the process of accelerated urbanization and sustained economic growth experienced by Bangladesh. In supporting a sustainable food system transformation in urban areas, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is giving specific emphasis to the dynamics of the system’s foundations. This Dhaka food system atlas offers a perspective of the urban food system, encompassing production, processing, distribution, consumption habits, and disposal. The atlas specifically maps out various factors and actors of the urban food sector, including infrastructure such as markets. This atlas also shares some current trends, food system outcomes as well as perspectives as to possible future scenarios to 2041 for food consumption for the megacity. The Support for Modelling, Planning and Improving Dhaka’s Food System (DFS) project developed this atlas as data-driven insights to inform policies and interventions for improving food security, nutrition and a sustainable food system in the Dhaka metropolitan area.

Author : Steve Martinez
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437933629
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues written by Steve Martinez and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.

Author : Karg, H.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
ISBN 13 : 9290908750
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Atlas of West African urban food systems written by Karg, H. and published by International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: