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Hungry City

Paperback • 2013 • English

Hungry City

By Carolyn Steel

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About the book

Cities cover just 2% of the world's surface, but consume 75% of the world's resources. Global food production increased by 145% in the last 4 decades of the 20th century - yet an estimated 800 million people are still hungry. In 2005 British supermarkets sent half a million tonnes of edible food to landfill - the whole food sector put together sent 17 million tonnes. One quarter of the British population is obese - one in three meals we eat is a ready meal. WHY? The relationship between food and...Show more

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9780099584476

Publisher

Vintage

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Hungry City

Format

Paperback

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