ESG 248: Geography of Food (3-3-0)
This course examines the growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal of food and food-related items. By employing spatial concepts and analysis the impacts of food systems on the natural environment, this course examines conventional/industrial food systems, as well as alternatives such as organic food, local food, community-supported agriculture, farmers’ markets, slow food movements and others.
Prerequisites: ESG 126 or ESG 127
This course examines the growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal of food and food-related items. By employing spatial concepts and analysis the impacts of food systems on the natural environment, this course examines conventional/industrial food systems, as well as alternatives such as organic food, local food, community-supported agriculture, farmers’ markets, slow food movements and others.
Prerequisites: ESG 126 or ESG 127
- Teacher: Bryan Dale