Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainability

Name: Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainability
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Food Security, Nutrition and SustainabilityAuthor(s): Geoffrey Lawrence, Kristen Lyons, Tabatha Wallington\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Earthscan Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781844077755, 978-1844077755\nSynopsis\nAs the threats of food insecurity loom ever larger, the world faces the sad irony of food shortages in the global South alongside a purported 'obesity epidemic' in the global North. The twin issues of food production and food access are of particular concern in the context of climate change, 'peak oil', biofuels, and land grabs by wealthy nations. \n\nFood Security, Nutrition and Sustainability offers critical insights by international scholars, with chapters on global food security, supermarket power, new technologies, and sustainability. The book also assesses the contributions of diet and nutrition research in building socially just and environmentally sustainable food systems and provides policy recommendations to improve the healt.