The Belly of Cities

“Carolyn Steel combines the rigor of her research with the intensity of the story. "The world Food does not end up on our plates by magic. Feeding cities has always required gargantuan efforts and had repercussions on places and ecosystems, especially in a globalized system. Our eating habits shape the city, as well as the surrounding countryside. Carolyn Steel offers a fascinating vision of the evolution of cities through the prism of food: over time and around the planet, she follows the journey of food to the city, then from the market or the supermarket to the kitchen, and finally from the table to the landfill or the sewer. While more than two thirds of humanity will live in cities by 2050, the subject is a hot topic: how to feed the city of tomorrow? In a clear and colorful style, the author analyzes this question, which is both ethical and ecological, gives ways to rethink our cities and their hinterland, to design them better, in order to live there in harmony. A masterful fresco