Overview
Description
Geographic dimensions of food production and consumption systems, emphasizing agri-business development; food supply globalization; food security; scale, distribution, and cultural influences.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Core
CO11
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- explain how food and other agricultural staples are produced and describe the associated impacts on society and the environment.
- analyze the distinct scales of the food economy in terms of their benefits, costs, ethical considerations, and other societal challenges.
- explain distinctions in diet, food preference and taboos, staple production, and tie these to agricultural and cultural origins.
- demonstrate how local and global geographic contexts affect the production, distribution, movement, trade, and consumption of foods, including an understanding of their implications on trade and politics.