Our geography module features among top 6 'unique geography modules' offered in the UK

Posted on 23 April 2015

Where does the balance of power lie in the global food chain? What has globalisation done to change our food culture? How is food related to non-communicative diseases and childhood obesity?

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Our geography module features among top 6 'unique geography modules' offered in the UK says Laura Cole in an article for geography.co.uk

Where does the balance of power lie in the global food chain? What has globalisation done to change our food culture? How is food related to non-communicative diseases and childhood obesity? It is questions like these that Food, Culture and Society will explore in order to plot the broad changes brought about to the food industry in the last few years.

Students explore how these changes in the food industry have impacted the landscape, water cycle, and biodiversity on a global scale as well as the future impacts of increased land competition with biofuels and non-edible resources. Then, the module turns to the consumer. Students look to the impact of the food chain on consumption patterns and health. ‘On the one hand, climate change, population growth, energy production and economy closely interact with food chain activities and food security at large,’ explains module convenor Dr Samarthia Thankappan. ‘On the other hand, the per capita consumption of food – in China for example – is rising significantly especially due to the increased consumption of meat-based diets.’

Full article at geography.co.uk