Worlds of food [[electronic resource] ] : place, power, and provenance in the food chain / / Kevin Morgan, Terry Marsden, and Jonathan Murdoch

• Autore: Morgan Kevin
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.1
• Soggetto topico: Food supply; Agricultural industries; Food industry and trade; Sustainable agriculture
• Altri autori: MarsdenTerry MurdochJonathan
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2006.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Networks, Conventions, and Regions: Theorizing 'Worlds of Food'; 2. The Regulatory World of Agri-food: Politics, Power, and Conventions; 3. Geographies of Agri-food; 4. Localized Quality in Tuscany; 5. California: The Parallel Worlds of Rival Agri-food Paradigms; 6. The Commodity World in Wales; 7. Beyond the Placeless Foodscape: Place, Power, and Provenance; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: Three scholars in the field explain why place and provenance are assuming more importance in the food chain to producers, consumers and regulators. They examine how these concerns influence debates on the future of farming and explore the implications for California, Tuscany and Wales.
• Titolo autorizzato: Worlds of food
• ISBN: 0-19-191772-9; 9786611515225; 1-281-51522-1; 0-19-155662-9; 1-280-75776-0; 9786610757763; 1-4237-6791-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823354303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford geographical and environmental studies.