Global Governance of Food Production and Consumption: Issues and ChallengesElgar, 2007 - 294 pages The provision of food is undergoing radical transformations throughout the global community. Peter Oosterveer argues that, as a consequence, conventional national governmental regulations can no longer adequately respond to existing and emerging food risks and to environmental concerns. This book examines these challenges. Translating recent innovative thinking in the social sciences - as seen in the work of Manuel Castells and John Urry amongst others - to the world of food, this book reviews the challenges facing global food governance and the innovative regulatory arrangements that are being introduced by different governments, NGOs and private companies. The analysis includes case-studies on the European BSE crisis, GM-food regulation, salmon and shrimp farming and food labelling. The author highlights how contemporary governance arrangements also have to acknowledge increasing consumer demand for food produced with care for the environment, animal welfare and social justice. Developing and implementing adequate global food governance arrangements therefore demands the active involvement of private firms, consumers, and civil society organisations with national governments. Peter Oosterveer's book will appeal to scholars - postgraduate and above - involved in industrial organization, agricultural studies and environmental sciences as well as those with an interest in the globalisation and governance of this important and topical area. |
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... impacts in dif- ferent domains . ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD SAFETY IMPACTS OF GLOBALISING FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION Concerns about environmental , social and human health impacts of food production and consumption seem to have become ...
... impacts and therefore within agri - food supply chains the or- ganisation of time and space in the space of flows creates a tension with their impacts in the space of place . Governing these chains , in particular with regard to ...
... impacts 148 , 161-2 , 163-4 , 165 , 176-7 , 187 , 188 , 191 , 224 , 234 food production 148 , 160-65 food safety risks 148 , 185 , 187 international trade 155 , 160 , 162-3 , 165 nation - state - based food governance 160-61 , 164-5 and ...
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Current debates on global food governance | 14 |
Studying the governance of flows of food in the global | 41 |
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