Critical Food Issues: Problems and State-of-the-Art Solutions Worldwide examines 31 crucial areas of concern, from soil degradation, depletion of water for irrigation, and loss of biodiversity to declining rural livelihoods, hunger and obesity, unjust farm labor practices, and farm animal mistreatment.
Critical Food Issues divides its coverage into two exhaustive volumes, one on bioenvironmental topics and one with a sociocultural focus. Throughout, highly accomplished experts from a variety of academic backgrounds review the current state of research on specific problems, then identify strategies for confronting those problems that balance sustainable agrifood systems with environmental stewardship, healthy people, and equitable communities. At a time of increasing public outcries over the quality of food and the impact of agrifood production on long-term environmental and human well-being, Critical Food Issues offers an authoritative and comprehensive basis on which producers, consumers, and citizens can make more informed decisions about the future of food.
Author(s): Laurel Phoenix, Lynn Walter
Series: Praeger Perspectives
Edition: 1
Publisher: Praeger
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 556
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Copyright......Page 6
Foreword......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Volume 1: Environment, Agriculture, and Health Concerns......Page 5
Contents – Volume 1
......Page 9
Introduction to Volume 1......Page 15
Abbreviations......Page 23
PART I. ENVIRONMENT......Page 27
1. Water and Land-Use Policies in the United States......Page 29
2. Soil Degradation and Soil Conservation......Page 45
3. Integrated Pest Management, Sustainability, and Risk: Linking Principles, Policy, and Practice......Page 59
4. Agrobiodiversity......Page 79
5. Energy Conservation in Agriculture and Food Transport......Page 95
PART II. AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES......Page 105
6. Sustainable Agricultural Practices in the United States and Other Postindustrial Countries......Page 107
7. Sustainable Agricultural Development in Developing Countries......Page 121
8. Urban Agriculture......Page 135
9. Achieving Sustainable Fisheries: All Hands On Deck!......Page 149
PART III. HEALTH......Page 167
10. Food Security and Food Insecurity in the United States and Their Consequences for Child Health......Page 169
11. Food Security in Developing Countries......Page 183
12. The Effect of Agricultural Practices on Nutrient Profiles of Foods......Page 203
13. School Lunch and Breakfast Programs......Page 221
14. Disordered Eating and Body Image......Page 239
15. Obesity......Page 255
About the Editor and Contributors......Page 271
C......Page 277
E......Page 278
F......Page 279
L......Page 281
O......Page 282
P......Page 283
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U......Page 285
Z......Page 286
Volume 2: Society, Culture, and Ethics......Page 289
Contents – Volume 2
......Page 291
Introduction to Volume 2......Page 297
Abbreviations......Page 309
PART I. SOCIETY......Page 313
1. Roots and Roles of Alternative Agrifood Systems......Page 315
2. Alternative Food Market Governance: Current Research and Unanswered Questions......Page 329
3. Farmwork and the Labor of Meatpacking and Poultry Processing: Another Way of Working Is Possible......Page 345
4. Equity in Access to Land, Human Rights, and Capital: Food Security Movements from the Global South......Page 363
5. Food and Democracy......Page 379
6. Consumers as Political Actors......Page 397
7. Choosing Quality: The Knowledge-Intensification Shift......Page 413
PART II. CULTURE......Page 431
8. Sustaining Regional Food Systems and Healthy Rural Livelihoods......Page 433
9. Social Movements: Slow Places, Fast Movements, and the Making of Contemporary Rurality......Page 451
10. Gender, Generations, and Commensality: Nurturing Home and the Commons......Page 467
11. Cultural Differences in Food Preferences......Page 487
12. Images of Sustenance in Contemporary Literature......Page 499
13. Indigenous Knowledge Systems......Page 511
PART III. ETHICS......Page 523
14. Food Security: Three Conceptions of Access—Charity, Rights, and Coresponsibility......Page 525
15. Animal Welfare......Page 539
16. Stewardship of the Land......Page 555
About the Editor and Contributors......Page 565
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K......Page 577
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