The Belly of Cities: How Food Shapes Our Lives

Food doesn't magically end up on our plates. Feeding cities has always required gargantuan efforts and has 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 view of the evolution of cities through the prism of food: over time and around the globe, she follows the journey of food to the city, then from the market or supermarket to the kitchen, and finally from the table to the landfill or sewer. With more than two-thirds of humanity expected to live in cities by 2050, the topic is a burning one: how will we feed the city of tomorrow?
In a clear and imaginative style, the author analyzes this question, which is both ethical and ecological, and provides ideas for rethinking our cities and their hinterland, for designing them better, in order to live in harmony there.