{"product_id":"9781911307105","title":"Sustainable Food Systems: The Role of the City","description":"\u003cp\u003eFaced with a global threat to food security, it is perfectly possible that society will respond, not by a dystopian disintegration, but rather by reasserting co-operative traditions.   This book, by a leading expert in urban agriculture, offers a genuine solution to today’s global food crisis. By contributing more to feeding themselves, cities can allow breathing space for the rural sector to convert to more organic sustainable approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiel’s approach connects with current debates about agroecology and food sovereignty, asks key questions, and proposes lines of future research. He suggests that today’s food insecurity – manifested in a regime of wildly fluctuating prices – reflects not just temporary stresses in the existing mode of production, but more profoundly the troubled process of generating a new one. He argues that the solution cannot be implemented at a merely technical or political level: the force of change can only be driven by the kind of social movements which are now daring to challenge the existing unsustainable order. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on both his academic research and teaching, and 15 years’ experience as a practicing urban farmer, Biel brings a unique interdisciplinary approach to this key global issue, creating a dialogue between the physical and social sciences\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"U C L Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47301099258096,"sku":"9781911307105","price":7.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911307105_p0.jpg?v=1763630554","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911307105","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}