Overview
Uses an interdisciplinary approach to demonstrate the interconnection between economic, ecological and social dimensions of sustainability
Uncovers the significance of communication in global food networks
Adopts a grassroots approach to sustainable development allowing the voices of marginalised communities to be heard
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book offers a novel approach to sustainable development through the theory and practice of communication in global food networks, focusing specifically on organic food and fair trade movements. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, it brings together the fields of Communication for Development and Social Change, Agri-Food Studies and Economic Geography. This is supported with a participatory method that unveils voices from Indian farming communities, small European businesses and UK-based consumers. The book exemplifies the integral role of communication in sustainable development through direct and mediated communication processes that bring these actors together in the global food market. Such processes include trade relations, self-representation, and information and knowledge exchange through the spaces of the internet. Through these processes the book uncovers the instrumental role of communication in building a more holistic understanding of sustainable development. It also advocates that sustainable solutions require smaller, self-sustained projects and initiatives that pay closer attention to the voices and localized experiences of the people on the ground.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Maria Touri is Lecturer of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research focuses on participatory media and communication in sustainability and development.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable Development and Communication in Global Food Networks
Book Subtitle: Lessons From India
Authors: Maria Touri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46119-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46118-8Published: 31 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46121-8Published: 01 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-46119-5Published: 30 December 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 235
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Environmental Communication, Development Communication