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Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat

Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat

A Colour Handbook of Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat was one of the first books to bring key information about skin diseases to clinicians in an easy-to-use problem-oriented format. This fully revised and updated Third Edition responds to the huge growth in knowledge about skin conditions over the last decade including the discovery of new conditions the development of new approaches to management and effective new treatment options. Chapters are organized based on symptoms each containing a decision tree giving basic and practical guidance. The clear user-friendly design provides one condition per page (or spread of pages). 13 chapters covering over 120 skin claw and ear conditions classified by their principle presenting sign. Concise systematically structured text covering definition aetiology and pathogenesis clinical features differential diagnoses diagnostic tests and management. Flow charts in each chapter to help clinicians get to the right diagnosis. Special focus on diseases affecting paediatric patients as well as chapters discussing paw ear and nasal planum diseases. Explanation of new treatments for atopic dermatitis. Over 350 superb colour photographs and diagrams mostly new for this this edition. A focus on clinical practice and the need to explain the disease to the owner. Up-to-date and fully referenced throughout. This practical book continues to provide an entirely comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of veterinary skin conditions in a format that is easily accessible for busy clinicians.

GBP 51.99
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The World Food Situation Resource and Environmental Issues in the Developing Countries and The United States

The World Food Situation Resource and Environmental Issues in the Developing Countries and The United States

At the beginning of the 1970’s global grain reserves were level and food prices were low however as the decade progressed crop production plummeted leading to a food crisis. Originally published in the aftermath in 1977 Crosson and Frederick set out to explore the ability of agricultural output to meet the global food demands of future generations. This study analyses how resources and environmental factors would affect food production in developing countries and the United States until the end of the 21st Century. The environmental impacts of land levels fertiliser and pesticide use are explored in relation to the challenges of meeting food demands. This title will be of interest to students of environmental studies. | The World Food Situation Resource and Environmental Issues in the Developing Countries and The United States

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Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture Food and Environment

Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture Food and Environment

Nanotechnology has the potential to drastically transform the agri-food sector with its significant applications to improve agricultural productivity and the efficiency of agrochemicals. The food sector has benefitted from the inclusion of nanoparticles in food matrixes and the nanoencapsulation of nutraceuticals. Smart packaging materials designed with the help of nanotechnology have been used for increasing the shelf life of stored food products. Nanomaterials have been extensively used for the delivery of important agrochemicals to enhance their bioefficacy prevent their degradation and control their release. Various nanomaterials have been explored for remediation of arising environmental issues. Nanotechnology has also made a useful contribution to the utilization of huge agricultural and food wastes for production of valuable products. The existing and emerging applications of nanotechnology will contribute to environmental sustainability. Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture Food and Environment has been structured to provide a widespread coverage and up-to-date progress of nanotechnology and its applications in the agri-food sector and environmental remediation. Synthesis of value-added nanomaterials from agri-food wastes and their potential applications in environmental remediation have been explored. In addition toxicity issues with nanomaterials have also been discussed. Features: Elaborated information on the use of nanotechnology for sustainable agriculture In-depth study about valorization of agri-food waste An overview of applications of nanotechnology in environmental remediation Toxicity analysis of nanotechnology-based products We aim to satisfy the need for a reference book for scientists researchers academicians and students in nanotechnology agricultural food nutraceuticals environmental and material sectors.

GBP 110.00
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Shelf Life and Food Safety

Shelf Life and Food Safety

The quality and safety of the food we eat deserves the utmost attention and is a priority for producers and consumers alike. Shelf life studies provide important information to manufacturers and consumers to ensure a high-quality food product. Various evaluation methods are used for shelf life determination and they are usually performed at the manufacturer level. Moreover various techniques are utilized throughout the food chain that enhance the shelf life of food products. This sensitive issue is reviewed in Shelf Life and Food Safety which brings together a group of subject experts to present up-to-date and objective discussions on a broad range of topics including food spoilage and safe preservation packaging and sensory aspects. The book presents both traditional and innovative technologies for enhancing food safety and increasing shelf life along with methods for the assessment and prediction of food safety and shelf life. Key Features Overviews the issues associated with shelf life enhancement and shelf life evaluation of various food products Addresses issues important to maintaining food safety Explains how shelf life depends on factors including ingredients for formulation processing techniques packaging and storage conditions Covers shelf life evaluation methods determinants for shelf life food quality assessment and basic and innovative technologies that will improve the shelf life of food products This book is the first of its kind focusing on issues related to evaluation techniques for shelf life determinants and techniques for shelf life enhancement. It is appropriate for students researchers scientists and professionals in food science and technology. It is also a helpful source of information for people involved in the food industry food processing sector product development marketing and other associated fields.

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Black Appetite. White Food. Issues of Race Voice and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom

Black Appetite. White Food. Issues of Race Voice and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom

Black Appetite. White Food. invites educators to explore the nuanced manifestations of white privilege as it exists within and beyond the classroom. Renowned speaker and author Jamila Lyiscott provides ideas and tools that teachers school leaders and professors can use for awareness inspiration and action around racial injustice and inequity. Part I of the book helps you ask the hard questions such as whether your pedagogy is more aligned with colonialism than you realize and whether you are really giving students of color a voice. Part II offers a variety of helpful strategies for analysis and reflection. Each chapter includes personal stories frank discussions of the barriers you may face and practical ideas that will guide you as you work to confront privilege in your classroom campus and beyond. | Black Appetite. White Food. Issues of Race Voice and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom

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Current Issues in Asian Tourism: Volume II

Current Issues in Asian Tourism: Volume II

Current Issues in Asian Tourism: Volume II draws together a collection of papers from Current Issues in Asian Tourism (CIAT). CIAT was launched by the editors of Current Issues in Tourism in response to the growing number of papers about tourism in Asia received by the journal and the increasing number of authors from Asian countries. This volume focuses on three aspects of Asian tourism. Firstly the section on marketing consumption and demand for Asian tourism includes papers on mega events creative experiences World Heritage Sites and pollution. Secondly a group of papers focus on sustainable Asian tourism destinations including papers on investment climate change energy and local food. Finally there are two chapters on Asian tourism research methods including the use of photography and qualitative methods. The papers in this book were originally published in Current Issues in Asian Tourism.

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Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems

Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems

This comprehensive text provides the latest research on key concepts principles and practices for promoting healthy and sustainable food systems. There are increasing concerns about the impact of food systems on environmental sustainability and in turn the impact of environmental sustainability on the capacity of food systems to protect food and nutrition security into the future. The contributors to this book are leading researchers in the causes of and solutions to these challenges. As international experts in their fields they provide in-depth analyses of the issues and evidence-informed recommendations for future policies and practices. Starting with an overview of ideas about health sustainability and equity in relation to food systems Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems examines what constitutes a food system with chapters on production manufacturing distribution and retail among others. The text explores health and sustainable diets looking at issues such as overconsumption and waste. The book ends with discussions about the politics policy personal behaviours and advocacy behind creating healthy and sustainable food systems. With a food systems approach to health and sustainability identified as a priority area for public health this text introduces core knowledge for students academics practitioners and policy-makers from a range of disciplines including food and nutrition sciences dietetics public health public policy medicine health science and environmental science.

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Exploration in Development Issues Selected Articles of Nurul Islam

Exploration in Development Issues Selected Articles of Nurul Islam

This title was first published in 2003. Nurul Islam currently head of economic and social policy at the FAO/UN and a key advisor at the International Food Policy Research Institute has been a renowned expert on economic development for the past thirty years. Over that time he has researched and written about a wide range of economic development issues focussing mainly on policy. For the first time ever his most important writings have been brought together in this volume reflecting not only Professor Islam’s own views on particular issues but also providing a unique overview of the key debates and discussions taking place among academic economist and policy analysts over the past three decades. The collection is divided into three main sections: trade and aid development strategy and food security the section on food security being the most recent. It discusses food security in a broad sense covering issues of availability and growth in food production access or entitlement of individuals or households to basic food and variability in food supplies and prices. In the section on Development Strategy Professor Islam highlights how theoretical argument has veered away from organized ’development planning’ models which proved so important in the 1960s. He questions the role of models and policies throughout the decades and following articles written in the 1970s or 80s he includes articles he has recently completed assessing the previous ones from his current perspective. In the final section on Trade and Aid he follows the academic debate on trade and exchange rate policies in developing countries from the 1960s to the progress of the WTO forums of today. This is a wide-ranging and thought-provoking volume. No matter whether the subject in question was examined in the 1960s or currently Professor Islam provides a challenging and insightful analysis and even the earliest articles retain relevance and will be of continuing interest. | Exploration in Development Issues Selected Articles of Nurul Islam

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Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety

Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety

Foodborne pathogens continue to cause major public health problems worldwide and have escalated to unprecedented levels in recent years. In this book major foodborne diseases and the key food safety issues are discussed elaborately. In addition emerging and reemerging microbial agents and other food safety related topics are discussed. This book also addresses the challenges facing both developed and developing countries to ensure food safety in the development of new food products and processing technologies internationalization of food trade safety of foods derived from biotechnology microbiological risks and emergence of new and antibiotic-resistant pathogens particularly from emerging pathogens. This book was written so that readers can easily understand content aimed at enhancing continuing global efforts to deliver safe food and improve health and environmental conditions in developing countries. The book is useful in getting the latest information in food safety and foodborne pathogens. The comprehensive contents include coverage of: Foodborne microbial agents and their growth survival and death in food Emerging and reemerging foodborne pathogensEmergence of drug-resistant pathogensImpact of climate change on foodborne pathogensTechnology for rapid and accurate detection of foodborne pathogensRisk analysis assessment and pathogen management in foodStrategies to destroy or control foodborne pathogensBiosecurity issues and the implications of new regulatory guidelinesWorldwide food safety status | Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety

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Localizing Global Food Short Food Supply Chains as Responses to Agri-Food System Challenges

Localizing Global Food Short Food Supply Chains as Responses to Agri-Food System Challenges

Short food supply chains (SFSCs) rely primarily on local production and processing practices for the provision of food and are in principle more sustainable in social economic and environmental terms than supply chains where production and consumption are widely separated. This book reviews and assesses recent initiatives on this topic from an interdisciplinary perspective. In theoretical terms it draws on and advances two key concepts namely place (particularly embeddedness in local economic networks and communities) and governance (particularly in addressing sustainability concerns in an inclusive and socially just manner). Empirically the book examines a diverse set of SFSCs such as small-scale entrepreneurship farmers’ markets community supported agriculture and grassroots and solidarity networks. The main examples discussed are from Europe and North America but the issues are applicable in a global context. The book is of interest to advanced students researchers and professionals in food studies sociology geography planning politics and environmental studies. | Localizing Global Food Short Food Supply Chains as Responses to Agri-Food System Challenges

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Advances in Food Biochemistry

Advances in Food Biochemistry

Understanding the biochemistry of food is basic to all other research and development in the fields of food science technology and nutrition and the past decade has seen accelerated progress in these areas. Advances in Food Biochemistry provides a unified exploration of foods from a biochemical perspective. Featuring illustrations to elucidate molecular concepts throughout the text this volume examines a range of issues on the food spectrum including: water and its relation to food the glycobiology of food components enzymes plant animal and human hormones functional foods herbs and dietary supplements flavor compounds in foods organic acids interactions between the environment with food components biological and lipid oxidation in foods food safety nutrition and the genetic makeup of individual food components Dr. Fatih Yildiz has published an extensive body of research and has worked on food and nutrition science projects with the FAO UNIDO UNICEF and NATO. Recently he received the Ambassador for Turkey Award from the European Federation of Food Science and Technology. Dr. Yildiz and the contributors to this volume have brought together their decades of experience and expertise to provide a top-notch resource for food science and policy professionals and advanced students on the cutting edge of food research.

GBP 69.99
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Ethical Issues in AI for Bioinformatics and Chemoinformatics

Ethical Issues in AI for Bioinformatics and Chemoinformatics

This unique volume presents AI in relation to ethical points of view in handling big data sets. Issues such as algorithmic biases discrimination for specific patterns and privacy breaches may sometimes be skewed to affect research results so that certain fields to appear more appealing to funding agencies. The discussion on the ethics of AI is highly complex due to the involvement of many international stakeholders such as the UN OECD parliaments industry groups professional bodies and individual companies. The issue of reliability is addressed including the emergence of synthetic life 5G networks intermingling of human artificial intelligence nano-robots and cyber security tools. Features Discusses artificial intelligence and ethics the challenges and opportunities Presents the issue of reliability in the emergence of synthetic life 5G networks intermingling of human artificial intelligence nano-robots and cyber security tools Ethical responsibility and reasoning for using AI in Big Data Addresses practicing medicine and ethical issues when applying artificial intelligence | Ethical Issues in AI for Bioinformatics and Chemoinformatics

GBP 120.00
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Nanotechnology Horizons in Food Process Engineering Volume 3: Trends Nanomaterials and Food Delivery

Nanotechnology Horizons in Food Process Engineering Volume 3: Trends Nanomaterials and Food Delivery

Although nanotechnology has revolutionized fields such as medicine genetics biology bioengineering mechanics and chemistry its increasing application in the food industry is relatively recent in comparison. Nanotechnology in the food industry is now being explored for creating new flavors extending food shelf life and improving food protection and nutritional value as well as for intelligent nutrient delivery systems “smart” foods contaminant detection nanodevices and nanosensors advanced food processing antimicrobial chemicals encapsulation and green nanomaterials. This new three-volume set addresses a multitude of topical issues and new developments in the field. Volume 1 focuses on food preservation food packaging and sustainable agriculture while Volume 2 looks at nanotechnology in food process engineering applications of biomaterials in food products and the use of modern nanotechnology for human health. The third volume explores the newest trends in nanotechnology for food applications and their application for improving food delivery systems. Together these three volumes provide a comprehensive and in-depth look at the emerging status of nanotechnology in the food processing industry explaining the benefits and drawbacks of various methodologies that will aid in the improvement and development of food product sourcing and food hygiene monitoring methods. Volume 3: Trends Nanomaterials and Food Delivery provides an overview of the current trends in nanotechnology for food applications and food delivery systems. Topics include a collection of chapters on diverse topics including the stability of nanoparticles in food nanobiosensing for the detection of food contaminants nanotechnology applications in agriculture the role of nanotechnology in nutrient delivery how nanotechnology is applied in dairy products biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles in food safety the development of nutraceuticals using nanotechnological tools and more. | Nanotechnology Horizons in Food Process Engineering Volume 3: Trends Nanomaterials and Food Delivery

GBP 139.00
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Food Process Engineering Safety Assurance and Complements

Food Process Engineering Safety Assurance and Complements

Food Process Engineering: Safety Assurance and Complements pursues a logical sequence of coverage of industrial processing of food and raw material where safety and complementary issues are germane. Measures to guarantee food safety are addressed at start and the most relevant intrinsic and extrinsic factors are reviewed followed by description of unit operations that control microbial activity via the supply of heat supply or the removal of heat. Operations prior and posterior are presented as is the case of handling cleaning disinfection and rinsing and effluent treatment and packaging complemented by a brief introduction to industrial utilities normally present in a food plant. Key Features: Overviews the technological issues encompassing properties of food products Provides comprehensive mathematical simulation of food processes Analyzes the engineering of foods at large and safety and complementary operations in particular with systematic derivation of all relevant formulae Discusses equipment features required by the underlying processes | Food Process Engineering Safety Assurance and Complements

GBP 200.00
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Social Issues in Esports

Social Issues in Esports

This book provides important new insights into social issues in the rapidly growing field of esports filling a gap in the literature that has until now been dominated by business and management perspectives. Bringing together leading esports experts from Europe North America and Australia the book provides new sociological analyses that define and locate esports in social studies. It explores key issues in esports and in the wider sociology of sport including gender equity diversity cheating and doping physical and mental health and issues related to the governance of esports. Presenting new empirical research alongside critical theoretical perspectives the book addresses themes such as digitalisation technology equality innovation and welfare suggesting directions for future research and highlighting implications for practice and development in the esports industry. This is essential reading for advanced students researchers and practitioners working in esports the sociology of sport gaming studies media studies sociology or the interaction of ICT and wider society. | Social Issues in Esports

GBP 120.00
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Childhood Obesity Contemporary Issues

Childhood Obesity Contemporary Issues

The consequences of childhood obesity are serious and far reaching with both physical and psychological components that add to its complexity. Childhood Obesity: Contemporary Issues provides an up-to-date account of the increase of obesity in children its causes and its prevention. The expert editorial panel has chosen contributors with considerable practical and research experience. They explore why childhood obesity is so difficult to prevent and treat. Focusing less on clinical issues and more on environmental factors the book brings together social psychological biological and socio-biological approaches to the experience and problem of obesity. Delineating the scope and impact of childhood obesity the book provides a unique view of the obese child. It examines the link between food intake and physical activity which are the immediate determinants of energy balance and discusses how to measure and assess them. The World Health Organization describes obesity as one of today's most blatantly visible - yet most neglected - public health problems. This book highlights obesity in children and discusses the need to develop multifactorial and multi-agency strategic plans to contain this epidemic. | Childhood Obesity Contemporary Issues

GBP 56.99
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Food Policy in the United Kingdom An Introduction

Food Policy in the United Kingdom An Introduction

This book provides an introduction to food policy in the United Kingdom examining policy development implementation influences and current issues. The book begins by providing a wide-ranging introduction to food policy in the UK situating it within wider global debates and establishing key drivers such as issues related to global citizenship trade and finance. The use of food control as a policy lever is also discussed and contrasted with alternative approaches based on behaviour change. The book presents an overview of the history of UK food policy from which there is much to be learned before moving onto current challenges posed by political instability both at home and abroad global pandemics and cost of living crises. Foremost is the need to manage public health including both malnutrition and obesity while promoting sustainable and healthy diets as well as the broader issues around addressing food security and food poverty. The book also examines public sector food initiatives such as school food and early childhood provisions and food regulation. As a part of food regulation chapters examine food scares and food fraud from chalk in flour to horsegate. The role of media marketing and advertising is also considered within a policy perspective. Taking a wider lens the book also discusses the impact of global food trade and the financialisation of food on food policy in the UK and vice versa. The book is supported by instructor eResources on the Routledge website designed to support student learning as well as provide regular updates on UK food policy developments. The eResources include student activities group exercises and links to further reading and additional resources. This book serves as a key introduction to UK food and agricultural policy for students scholars policymakers and professionals as well as those interested in food systems public health and social policy more widely. | Food Policy in the United Kingdom An Introduction

GBP 34.99
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Antimicrobials in Food

Antimicrobials in Food

Fifteen years have passed since the 3rd edition of Antimicrobials in Food was published. It was arguably considered the must-have reference for those needing information on chemical antimicrobials used in foods. In the years since the last edition the food industry has undergone radical transformations because of changes on several fronts. Reported consumer demands for the use of natural and clean-label antimicrobials have increased significantly. The discovery of new foodborne pathogen niches and potentially hazardous foods along with a critical need to reduce food spoilage waste has increased the need for suitable antimicrobial compounds or systems. Novel natural antimicrobials continue to be discovered and new research has been carried out on traditional compounds. These and other related issues led the editors to develop the 4th edition of Antimicrobials in Food. In the 4th edition the editors have compiled contemporary topics with information synthesized from internationally recognized authorities in their fields. In addition to updated information new chapters have been added in this latest release with content on the use of bacteriophages lauric arginate ester and various systems for antimicrobial encapsulation and delivery. Comprehensive revisions of landmark chapters in previous editions including naturally occurring antimicrobials from both animal and plant sources methods for determining antimicrobial activity new approaches to multifactorial food preservation or hurdle technology and mechanisms of action resistance and stress adaptation are included. Complementing these topics is new information on quantifying the capability of clean antimicrobials for food preservation when compared to traditional food preservatives and industry considerations when antimicrobials are evaluated for use in food manufacture. Features Covers all food antimicrobials natural and synthetic with the latest research on each type Contains 5 000+ references on every conceivable food antimicrobial Guides in the selection of appropriate additives for specific food products Includes innovations in antimicrobial delivery technologies and the use of multifactorial food preservation with antimicrobials

GBP 42.99
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Bioactive Peptides Production Bioavailability Health Potential and Regulatory Issues

Bioactive Peptides Production Bioavailability Health Potential and Regulatory Issues

Bioactive peptides have been receiving attention recently due to their applications as health-promoting agents. Derived from food proteins and other natural sources they exhibit various beneficial effects such as preventing diseases or modulating physiological systems once absorbed. As the market for nutraceuticals and functional foods continues to expand consumer interest has also grown and there are many common foods that have shown an abundance of bioactive peptides including dairy products cereal legumes meat and numerous other sources. In this newest addition to the series Nutraceuticals: Basic Research and Clinical Applications Bioactive Peptides: Production Bioavailability Health Potential and Regulatory Issues provides a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge in the field of food protein hydrolysates and bioactive peptides their food sources bioavailability production applications functionalities health potentials and regulatory issues governing their use. Features Discusses different methodologies employed for scaling up bioactive peptides commercially Provides information on optimizing the production process Explains various bioactive properties exerted by different types of bioactive peptides Explores the application of metabolomics to the study of bioactive peptides With over 20 chapters written by established subject matter experts in their field this book provides timely information and discusses the latest developments of bioactive peptides. It will be useful for researchers academics and industry experts and can serve as an excellent resource for anyone interested in enhancing their knowledge in the field of bioactive peptides. | Bioactive Peptides Production Bioavailability Health Potential and Regulatory Issues

GBP 190.00
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Food Policy in the United States An Introduction

Food Policy in the United States An Introduction

This new edition offers a timely update to the leading textbook dedicated to all aspects of U. S. food policy. The update accounts for experience with policy changes in the 2014 Farm Bill and prospects for the next Farm Bill the publication of the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans the removal of Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for trans fats the collapse of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) treaty stalled child nutrition reauthorization legislation reforms in food-labeling policy the consequences of the 2016 presidential election and many other developments. The second edition offers greater attention both to food justice issues and to economic methods including extensive economics appendices in a new online Companion Website. As with the first edition real-world controversies and debates motivate the book’s attention to economic principles policy analysis nutrition science and contemporary data sources. The book assumes that the reader's concern is not just the economic interests of farmers and food producers but also includes nutrition sustainable agriculture food justice the environment and food security. The goal is to make U. S. food policy more comprehensible to those inside and outside the agri-food sector whose interests and aspirations have been ignored. The chapters cover U. S. agriculture food production and the environment international agricultural trade food and beverage manufacturing food retail and restaurants food safety dietary guidance food labeling advertising and federal food assistance programs for the poor. The author is an agricultural economist with many years of experience in the nonprofit advocacy sector the U. S. Department of Agriculture and as a professor at Tufts University. The author's blog on U. S. food policy provides a forum for discussion and debate of the issues set out in the book. | Food Policy in the United States An Introduction

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Issues in Teaching and Learning of Education for Sustainability Theory into Practice

Issues in Teaching and Learning of Education for Sustainability Theory into Practice

In a fast-changing globalising world the teaching and implementation of a curriculum for Education for Sustainability (EfS) has been a challenge for many teachers. Issues in Teaching and Learning of Education for Sustainability highlights the issues and challenges educators and academics face in implementing EfS and gives examples of what an EfS curriculum may look like and how some institutions translate the theory into practice. Organised into three parts the volume looks at: the who (EfS for whom) the what (EfS curriculum) and the how (translating from theory to practice). The concluding chapter provides ideas and directions on where the world can proceed regarding sustainability education and how it can help in the teaching and learning of sustainability. Considering social issues such as poverty education health culture and the use of natural resources this book proposes a different path towards Education for Sustainability. Providing concrete data on the realisation of sustainable development Issues in Teaching and Learning of Education for Sustainability will be of interest to geographers geography educators and professionals concerned with Education for Sustainability. | Issues in Teaching and Learning of Education for Sustainability Theory into Practice

GBP 38.99
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Food Systems Law An Introduction for Non-Lawyers

Food Systems Law An Introduction for Non-Lawyers

Food law is a rapidly developing area with interest being driven at the consumer handler and farm level. This introductory textbook provides an overview of the concepts necessary for an understanding of food law and regulations providing the non-specialist reader with a more comprehensive understanding of food systems from production to consumption. Food Systems Law first introduces the US legal system and then moves on to explain the Federal Regulation of Food systems the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the Farm Bill the single most important piece of legislation which impacts the way in which federal resources are used within the food industry. The following chapters provide concise explanations of key topics including food safety food labeling organic certification and food waste with examples from US law and policy included. Importantly the book also addresses key topics which overlap with food law such as environmental health and agricultural law. This textbook is geared towards a non-legal audience particularly students of interdisciplinary food studies and food science who are taking food law courses as well as those studying agricultural law food policy and environmental law. It will also be of interest to professionals working in the food industry and those who want to learn more about how food is regulated. | Food Systems Law An Introduction for Non-Lawyers

GBP 34.99
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Food

Food

In Food John Coveney examines ‘food as … ’ identity politics industry regulation the environment justice and gastronomy. He explores how food helps us understand what it means to be human. The centrality of food in life and the importance of food as life is undeniable. As a source of biological substrates personal pleasure and political power food is and has been an enduring requirement of human biological social and cultural existence. In recent years interest in food has increased across the academic public and popular spheres fuelled by popular media’s constant play on the role of food and body size and food and cooking as a mass spectacle for TV audiences. Through food we construct our social identities our families and communities. However Coveney also highlights the tensions between the industrialisation of food the environment and the iniquitous distribution of food. He also considers how the food industries on which most of us must rely have also had direct effects on our bodies through diet and the development of illness and diseases. This accessible primer is for students and general readers alike indeed for anyone with an interest in food. It questions the idea that food is merely something inert on the plate. Instead it shows how influential symbolic powerful and transformative food has come to be.

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