1 Introduction to a complex and ever-changing field
PART I The multi-scalar food economy
2 Understanding foodscapes: past, present, and future
3 Food and nutrition (in)security
4 Financialization of food
PART II Community, culture, and knowledge
5 Community, labor, and peasantries
6 Food and culture
7 Gender, ethnicity, and poverty
PART III Food justice and the environment
8 Agro-ecosystems and the nature of “natures”
9 Food, agriculture, and the environment
10 Food sovereignty – beyond food security
PART IV Agrifood futures: solutions, trade-offs, and opportunities
11 Sustainable diets and ethical consumption
12 The “traps” in agrifood studies ... and beyond
13 Reimagining healthy eating
Biography
Michael Carolan is Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University, USA. He is the author or co-editor of numerous books, including the Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Regenerative Food Systems (2020), The Real Cost of Cheap Food (2018), Society and the Environment (2017), and Cheaponomics (2014), all published by Routledge.
