04461ctm a2200385 a 4500 16942138 OSt 20250806113609.0 ta 150206s2012 nyuab b 001 0 eng 2011035370 9780415498005 (paperback) DLC pcc HD9000.5 .Y68 2012 338.19 You 2012 23 SCI030000 SOC015000 SOC042000 bisacsh Young, E. M. (Elizabeth M.) Food and development / E.M. Young. New York : Routledge, 2012. xix, 409 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Routledge perspectives on development Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-402) and index. "The relationship between food and development has always been controversial. Over the last 30 years, development in the north and south has failed to deliver people a decent diet. While some people have too little food and die as a consequence; some people have too much food and die from associated diseases. Furthermore, some methods of food production create social dislocation and deadly environments where biodiversity is eroded and pollution is rampant. While guaranteeing enough food for the world's inhabitants continues to be a serious challenge, new issues about food have emerged.Food and Development is a lively and lucidly written text which provides a clear and accessible introduction to these complex and diverse food related problems. It explores the continued prevalence of mass under nutrition in the developing world; acute food crises in some places associated with conflict; the emergence of over nutrition in the developing world and the vulnerability of the contemporary global food production system. The text identifies the major problems and analyses factors at the international, national and local scales to understand their continued prevalence. The book concludes by evaluating the potential of some oppositional forces to challenge the hegemony of the contemporary food system.This timely and original text will be invaluable to undergraduates interested in the challenges surrounding food and development. The text is richly filled with case studies from the global north and south to illustrate the nature and extent of these urgent issues and their interrelated nature. Each chapter contains a range of features to assist undergraduate learning, including: learning objective, key concepts, summaries, discussion questions, further reading and websites, and follow up activities"-- Provided by publisher. "The relationship between food and development has always been controversial. Over the last 30 years, development in the north and south has failed to deliver people a decent diet. While some people have too little food and die as a consequence; some people have too much food and die from associated diseases. Furthermore, some methods of food production create social dislocation and deadly environments where biodiversity is eroded and pollution is rampant. While guaranteeing enough food for the world's inhabitants continues to be a serious challenge, new issues about food have emerged. Food and Development is a lively and lucidly written text which provides a clear and accessible introduction to these complex and diverse food related problems. It explores the continued prevalence of mass under nutrition in the developing world; acute food crises in some places associated with conflict; the emergence of over nutrition in the developing world and the vulnerability of the contemporary global food production system. The text identifies the major problems and analyses factors at the international, national and local scales to understand their continued prevalence. The book concludes by evaluating the potential of some oppositional forces to challenge the hegemony of the contemporary food system"-- Provided by publisher. Food supply. Food. Economic development. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing Countries. bisacsh 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg BK ddc 1158 1158 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 338.19 You 2012 11289 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK