This book documents food-insecurity in urban communities across the
United States and asks the question whether emerging urban food and
agriculture initiatives can address the food security needs of
American city dwellers. While America has sufficient food to feed
its entire population, thirty eight million people are food
insecure, with urban communities and communities of color having
long borne the brunt of food inequalities. This book traces the
evolving story of food by describing the people behind food system
statistics, focusing on cities and suburban communities across
America. In doing so, it raises questions not only about food
security but about a food economy that can foster justice and
sustainability and combat hunger and waste. By linking human faces
to the data, the book reveals the many connections between food
insecurity and unsustainable practices. The book concludes by
discussing some of the pathways toward a more sustainable and just
food system by linking the food system to the larger economy and
the many sectors that are connected to food. Because of these
multifaceted connections, food can be a unique catalyst for
creating pathways toward a more just and sustainable economy that
is more aligned with nature. This book will be of great interest to
students and scholars of food justice, food security, urban food
and agriculture, urban sustainability and sustainable food systems
more broadly.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Sabine O’Hara
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-234494-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-03-234494-6 |
Barcode: |
9781032344942 |
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