Food and Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century - (Anthropology of Food & Nutrition) (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Sustainability is one of the great problems facing food production today. Using cross-disciplinary perspectives from international scholars working in social, cultural and biological anthropology, ecology and environmental biology, this volume brings many new perspectives to the problems we face. Its cross-disciplinary framework of chapters with local, regional and continental perspectives provides a global outlook on sustainability issues. These case studies will appeal to those working in public sector agencies, NGOs, consultancies and other bodies focused on food security, human nutrition and environmental sustainability"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Sustainability is one of the great problems facing food production today. Using cross-disciplinary perspectives from international scholars working in social, cultural and biological anthropology, ecology and environmental biology, this volume brings many new perspectives to the problems we face. Its cross-disciplinary framework of chapters with local, regional and continental perspectives provides a global outlook on sustainability issues. These case studies will appeal to those working in public sector agencies, NGOs, consultancies and other bodies focused on food security, human nutrition and environmental sustainability.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p> <em>"Contains a valuable and diverse set of essays that will help readers to understand the complexities of sustainable food and food systems and to advance cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons."</em> <strong>- Ellen Messer</strong>, Food Anthropologist</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p> <strong>Iain Young</strong> is the Deputy Director of Studies in the University of Liverpool School of Medicine. He has a PhD in Muscle Physiology and Biomechanics from the University of Leeds. His research is broadly associated with sustainable food and agriculture, health and nutrition.</p>
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