Geography 312s - Seminars:Perspectives on Global Food Issues

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Mount Holyoke College

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This course offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the environmental, economic, and cultural relationship between producers and consumers in the global food network. The seminar begins with an examination of the driving forces of food commodity consumption, and then explores the entrenched agro-economic links between industrialized countries and the developing world. The remainder of the seminar addresses ecological sustainability and food supply as they relate to this global relationship. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement J. Long Prereq. jr, sr and 4 credits from the department and 4 200 level related social science credits; 4 credits

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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