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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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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.
Autorenporträt
Pascale Joassart-Marcelli is Professor of Geography and Director of the Interdisciplinary Food Studies Program at San Diego State University where she has been teaching courses such as Geography of Food; Food, Place, and Culture; Food Justice; and Feeding the World. Her research focuses on the relationship between place, ethnicity, and food, including the role of food in creating just and sustainable cities for all. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, is the author of The $16 Taco: Contested Geographies of Food, Ethnicity, and Gentrification (2021) and the co-editor of Food and Place: A Critical Exploration (2018). Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and other private and public funding agencies.