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Course ID: | GEOG 4860/6860. 3 hours. | Course Title: | The Industrial Agro-Food System and Its Alternatives | Course Description: | Examination of the historical and geographic development of the
industrialized global agro-food system. Alternatives to the
global agro-industrial food system, such as organic food
production, local food movements, and urban food systems are
presented. Students will critically examine the possibilities
for, and limitations to, such alternative food systems. | Oasis Title: | Industrial Agro-Food Systems | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course Objectives: | 1. To develop an understanding of the origins, dynamics
and consequences of the globalized agro-industrial food system.
2. To develop an understanding of different political,
economic, environmental and moral critiques of the globalized
agro-industrial food system.
3. To develop a means of assessing the strengths and
weaknesses of various alternatives to the global agro-
industrial food system. | Topical Outline: | 1. The origins of a globalized food system in the practice
of colonialism.
2. The implications of the industrial revolution for a
globalizing food system.
3. Current issues and debates concerning the industrial
agro-industrial food system.
4. The moral and economic logics of alternative food
systems: Similarities and differences.
5. Regionally focused alternative foods systems
6. Urban-focused alternative food systems
7. Future prospects for alternative food systems | |
Course ID: | GEOG 4860/6860. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | The Industrial Agro-Food System and Its Alternatives |
Course Description: | Examination of the historical and geographic development of the
industrialized global agro-food system. Alternatives to the
global agro-industrial food system, such as organic food
production, local food movements, and urban food systems are
presented. Students will critically examine the possibilities
for, and limitations to, such alternative food systems. |
Oasis Title: | Industrial Agro-Food Systems |
Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | 1. To develop an understanding of the origins, dynamics
and consequences of the globalized agro-industrial food system.
2. To develop an understanding of different political,
economic, environmental and moral critiques of the globalized
agro-industrial food system.
3. To develop a means of assessing the strengths and
weaknesses of various alternatives to the global agro-
industrial food system. |
Topical Outline: | 1. The origins of a globalized food system in the practice
of colonialism.
2. The implications of the industrial revolution for a
globalizing food system.
3. Current issues and debates concerning the industrial
agro-industrial food system.
4. The moral and economic logics of alternative food
systems: Similarities and differences.
5. Regionally focused alternative foods systems
6. Urban-focused alternative food systems
7. Future prospects for alternative food systems |
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