Hungry City by Carolyn Steel
Examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence. This title reveals that we have yet to resolve a centuries-old dilemma - one which holds the key to a host of problems, from obesity, the inexorable rise of the supermarkets, to the destruction of the natural world.
"'Absolutely crammed with eye-opening facts and figures, a hugely readable account of the part we individually play in a global problemHighly Recommended'" * Publishing News *
"Hungry City is a sinister real-life sequel to Animal Farm with the plot turned upside down by time in ways even George Orwell could not have foreseen" * Observer *
"Exuberant, provocative ... her desire that we understand better and think more about our food, how much we waste, how much energy it consumes and how we dispose of it - is in the real sense of the word - vital" -- David Aaronovitch * The Times *
"Hungry City is a smorgasbord of a book: dip into it and you will emerge with something fascinating" * Independent *
"She can précis her specialist sources briskly, and her own direct research (e.g. a mega kitchen for cooking ready meals) is lively" -- Vera Rule * Guardian *
"Hungry City is a sinister real-life sequel to Animal Farm with the plot turned upside down by time in ways even George Orwell could not have foreseen" * Observer *
"Exuberant, provocative ... her desire that we understand better and think more about our food, how much we waste, how much energy it consumes and how we dispose of it - is in the real sense of the word - vital" -- David Aaronovitch * The Times *
"Hungry City is a smorgasbord of a book: dip into it and you will emerge with something fascinating" * Independent *
"She can précis her specialist sources briskly, and her own direct research (e.g. a mega kitchen for cooking ready meals) is lively" -- Vera Rule * Guardian *
Carolyn Steel is an architect, lecturer and writer. Since training at Cambridge, she has combined architectural practice with teaching and research into the everyday lives of cities, running design studios at the LSE, Metropolitan University and at Cambridge, where her lecture course 'Food and the City' is an established part of the degree programme. As well as being a director of Cullum and Nightingale Architects, she was a Rome scholar, has written for the architectural press, and has presented on the BBC's One Foot in the Past.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099531685 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099531682 |
| Title | Hungry City |
| Author | Carolyn Steel |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-03-26 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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