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Political Science Environmental Policy

Green Meat?

Sustaining Eaters Animals and the Planet

edited by Ryan M. Katz-Rosene & Sarah J. Martin

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2020
Category
Environmental Policy
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    ISBN
    9780228002727
    Publish Date
    Apr 2020
    List Price
    $34.95

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"Green Meat? takes a multifaceted approach to the issues of industrialized agricultural production and its relationship to climate change. It argues that one singular solution to this problem would undermine the myriad of ways that meat is consumed across regional and cultural lines. Although meat may always be a global staple of the human diet, it is not too late to re-examine current food systems through the framework of sustainability and ecological prosperity." Alternatives Journal

About the authors

Ryan M. Katz-Rosene is assistant professor at the University of Ottawa and a farmer in Wakefield, Quebec.

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Sarah J. Martin is assistant professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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Editorial Reviews

"Green Meat? provides compelling examples throughout of how meat can be sustainably produced and consumed, but as Abra Brynne discusses in the final chapter, how do we turn theory into practice in ways that slow climate change? Corporations and meat producers will continue to monitor profits and governments will support these companies. The real power lies with consumers and entrepreneurs, those advocating for change and working within existing structures to diversify the meat industry at all levels. Combining holistic grazing with industrial meat production and adding plant-based options at major fast food chains are two examples of changing attitudes and practices. Meat will remain an integral part of humans' diets for the foreseeable future, and Green Meat? provides realistic yet hopeful analyses of how we can consume meat more sustainably. We will need to incorporate all of these ideas when it comes to creating a greener meatscape-modernization, replacement, and renewal; this is the most powerful takeaway from the collection." HNet

"Bringing together a mix of scholars, practitioners, and advocates, Green Meat? highlights diverse perspectives on the future of animal food production. While it may not settle every argument about meat, it undoubtedly offers a valuable contribution to the debate." Garrett M. Broad, Fordham University and author of More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change

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