{"product_id":"9783030210588","title":"Food Tech Transitions: Reconnecting Agri-Food, Technology and Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFood Tech Transitions: Reconnecting Agri-Food, Technology and Society\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePiatti, Cinzia; Graeff-Hönninger, Simone; Khajehei, Forough\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe food industry is now entering a transition age, as scientific advancements and technological innovations restructure what people eat and how people think about food. \u003ci\u003eFood Tech Transitions\u003c\/i\u003e provides a critical analysis of food technology and its impact, including the disruption potential of production and consumption logic, nutrition patterns, agronomic practices, and the human, environmental and animal ethics that are associated with technological change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book is designed to integrate knowledge about food technology within the social sciences and a wider social perspective. Starting with an overview of the technological and ecological changes currently shaping the food industry and society at large,  authors tackle recent advancements in food processing, preserving, distributing and meal creation through the lens of wider social issues.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSection 1 provides an overview of the changes in the industry and its (often uneven) advancements, as well as related social, ecological and political issues. Section 2 addresses the more subtle sociological questions around production and consumption through case-studies. Section 3 embraces a more agronomic and wider agricultural perspective, questioning the suitability and adaptation of existing plants and resources for novel food technologies. Section 4 investigates nutrition-related issues stemming from altered dietary patterns. Finally, Section 5 addresses ethical questions related to food technology and the sustainability imperative in its tripartite form (social, environmental and economic).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe editors have designed the book as an interdisciplinary tool for academics and policymakers working in the food sciences and agronomy, as well as other related disciplines.  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2019-11-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030210588\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-21059-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 174\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47526929399948,"sku":"9783030210588","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030210588.jpg?v=1776037890","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030210588","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}