Food Geographies - (Exploring Geography) by Pascale Joassart-Marcelli (Paperback)

About the Book

This text introduces students to current food issues and their underlying social, political, and ecological connections. Concise and accessible, it covers how food production and consumption influences the environment, social and economic relations, politics, and everyday life...

Book Synopsis

This text introduces students to current food issues and their underlying social, political, and ecological connections. Concise and accessible, it covers how food production and consumption influences the environment, social and economic relations, politics, and everyday life, with current global examples that address sustainability and equity.

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Finally, a text that at once covers key developments and concepts in food and geography! This highly accessible introduction will please both students and instructors.

Food Geographies is a comprehensive and insightful accounting of the interplay between space, place, and people in food systems. Joassart-Marcelli adeptly demonstrates not only the inherent geographical qualities of food systems but also how food can provide a lens for understanding many social science topics--including poverty, environmental justice, and identity. Especially valuable is the emphasis on critical perspectives and illustrative examples of human-environment relationships. Accessible, yet far-reaching, this textbook is the perfect resource for fostering student understanding of complex and dynamic food systems through a geographic lens.

Highly accessible and wide-reaching, this textbook is essential for students learning about food and food systems in geography classrooms and beyond. Students will learn how to connect the political, economic, ecological, cultural, social, and lived aspects of food, while being empowered to envision better food-environment futures.

About the Author

Pascale Joassart-Marcelli is professor of geography and director of the Interdisciplinary Food Studies Program at San Diego State University. Her research focuses on the relationship between food, place, and ethnicity, including the role of food in creating just and sustainable cities. She has published over fifty peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and is the author of The $16 Taco: Contested Geographies of Food, Ethnicity, and Gentrification (2021) and the coeditor of Food and Place: A Critical Exploration (2018).