Michael Carolan is Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University, USA. He is the author or co-editor of numerous books, including the Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Regenerative Food Systems (2020), The Real Cost of Cheap Food (2018), Society and the Environment (2017), and Cheaponomics (2014), all published by Routledge.

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• 1 Introduction to a complex and ever-changing field; PART I The multi-scalar food economy 2 Understanding foodscapes: past, present, and future; 3 Food and nutrition (in)security; 4 Financialization of food; PART II Community, culture, and knowledge 5 Community, labor, and peasantries; 6 Food and culture; 7 Gender, ethnicity, and poverty; PART III Food justice and the environment 8 Agro-ecosystems and the nature of “natures”; 9 Food, agriculture, and the environment; 10 Food sovereignty – beyond food security; PART IV Agrifood futures: solutions, trade-offs, and opportunities 11 Sustainable diets and ethical consumption; 12 The “traps” in agrifood studies ... and beyond; 13 Reimagining healthy eating

Michael Carolan is Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University, USA. He is the author or co-editor of numerous books, including the Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Regenerative Food Systems (2020), The Real Cost of Cheap Food (2018), Society and the Environment (2017), and Cheaponomics (2014), all published by Routledge.

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• 1 Introduction to a complex and ever-changing field; PART I The multi-scalar food economy 2 Understanding foodscapes: past, present, and future; 3 Food and nutrition (in)security; 4 Financialization of food; PART II Community, culture, and knowledge 5 Community, labor, and peasantries; 6 Food and culture; 7 Gender, ethnicity, and poverty; PART III Food justice and the environment 8 Agro-ecosystems and the nature of “natures”; 9 Food, agriculture, and the environment; 10 Food sovereignty – beyond food security; PART IV Agrifood futures: solutions, trade-offs, and opportunities 11 Sustainable diets and ethical consumption; 12 The “traps” in agrifood studies ... and beyond; 13 Reimagining healthy eating

Michael Carolan is Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University, USA. He is the author or co-editor of numerous books, including the Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Regenerative Food Systems (2020), The Real Cost of Cheap Food (2018), Society and the Environment (2017), and Cheaponomics (2014), all published by Routledge.

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• 1 Introduction to a complex and ever-changing field; PART I The multi-scalar food economy 2 Understanding foodscapes: past, present, and future; 3 Food and nutrition (in)security; 4 Financialization of food; PART II Community, culture, and knowledge 5 Community, labor, and peasantries; 6 Food and culture; 7 Gender, ethnicity, and poverty; PART III Food justice and the environment 8 Agro-ecosystems and the nature of “natures”; 9 Food, agriculture, and the environment; 10 Food sovereignty – beyond food security; PART IV Agrifood futures: solutions, trade-offs, and opportunities 11 Sustainable diets and ethical consumption; 12 The “traps” in agrifood studies ... and beyond; 13 Reimagining healthy eating