{"title":"Tim Lang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Lang\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the complex relationships between food, society, and the environment. His works delve into the challenges of creating sustainable diets and the impact of food systems on public health and policymaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful analysis and thought-provoking discussions that bridge education and real-world issues, making his books essential for those interested in food ethics, sustainability, and global nutrition.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"food-wars-by-michael-heasman-9781138802629","title":"Food Wars","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years since publication of the first edition of \u003ci\u003eFood Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, much has happened in the world of food policy. This new edition brings these developments fully up to date within the original analytical framework of competing paradigms or worldviews shaping the direction and decision-making within food politics and policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe key theme of the importance of integrating human and environmental health has become even more pressing. In the first edition, the authors set out and brought together the different strands of emerging agendas and competing narratives. The second edition retains the same core structure and includes updated examples, case studies, and new issues which show how these conflicting tendencies have played out in practice over recent years and what this tells us about the way the global food system is heading. Examples of key issues given increased attention include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNutrition, including the global rise in obesity, as well as chronic conditions, hunger, and under-nutrition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe environment, particularly the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, water stress, and food security.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eFood industry concentration and market power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eVolatility and uncertainty over food prices and policy responses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eTensions over food, democracy, and citizenship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eSocial and cultural aspects impacting food and nutrition policies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102719492332,"sku":"9781138802629","price":181.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12372823482593.jpg?v=1765749257"},{"product_id":"sustainable-diets-by-pamela-mason-9780415744720","title":"Sustainable Diets","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow can huge populations be fed healthily, equitably and affordably while maintaining the ecosystems on which life depends? The evidence of diet’s impact on public health and the environment has grown in recent decades, yet changing food supply, consumer habits, and economic aspirations proves hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSustainable Diets\u003c\/em\u003e explores what is meant by sustainable diets and why this has to be the goal for the Anthropocene, the current era in which human activities are driving the mismatch of humans and the planet. Food production and consumption are key drivers of transitions already underway, yet policymakers hesitate to reshape public eating habits and tackle the unsustainability of the global food system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors propose a multi-criteria approach to sustainable diets, giving equal weight to nutrition and public health, the environment, socio-cultural issues, food quality, economics, and governance. This six-pronged approach to sustainable diets brings order and rationality to what either is seen as too complex to handle or is addressed simplistically and ineffectually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book provides a major overview of this vibrant issue of interdisciplinary and public interest. 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