The Atlas of Food
The Atlas of Food
Editor/Author
Millstone, Erik
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-0-52-027642-0
Category: Food, Drink, Nutrition
Image Count:
133
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
By providing an up-to-date and visually appealing understanding of important issues around global food and agriculture, The Atlas of Food maps out broad areas of investigation--contamination of food and water, overnutrition, micronutrient deficiency, processing, farming, and trade--to offer a concise overview of today's food and farming concerns.
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Table of Contents
- About the Authors
- Foreword by Marion Nestle
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part 1 Contemporary Challenges
- 1 Current Concerns
- 2 Feeding the World
- 3 Unequal Distribution
- 4 Environmental Challenges
- 5 Water Pressure
- 6 Nutritional Deficiencies
- 7 Over-Nutrition
- 8 Contamination
- Part 2 Farming
- 9 Mechanization
- 10 Industrial Livestock Production
- 11 Animal Feed
- 12 Animal Diseases
- 13 Agricultural R&D
- 14 Genetically Modified Crops
- 15 Pesticides
- 16 Fertilizers
- 17 Working the Land
- 18 Land Ownership
- 19 Urban Farming
- 20 Fishing and Aquaculture
- 21 Agricultural Biodiversity
- 22 Organic Farming
- 23 Greenhouse Gases
- Part 3 Trade
- 24 Trade Flows
- 25 Live Animal Transport
- 26 Subsidized Trade
- 27 Trade Disputes
- 28 Trade Dependency
- 29 Fair Trade
- Part 4 Processing, Retailing and Consumption
- 30 Staple Foods
- 31 Changing Diets
- 32 Processing Giants
- 33 Retail Power
- 34 Organic Food
- 35 Food Additives
- 36 Eating Out
- 37 Fast Food
- 38 Alcohol
- 39 Advertising and Marketing
- 40 Citizens Bite Back
- Part 5 Data Tables
- Agriculture
- Consumption
- Sources