Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities
"Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped the modern world."
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Comment by Ian Carmichael on October 15, 2009 at 10:46pm
- I haven't thought about this recently, but - on what I think is a parallel track - I remember some time ago skimming a transport study showing that London had grown to its maximum possible size in the late 19th century given horses as motive power - and their need for feed, water, stabling etc. I don't remember any references - but it's the sort of thing that might be dealt with in one of Edward R Tufte's splendid books on representing data.
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Comment by Connie Weber on October 15, 2009 at 11:54am
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Fascinating--
Something that seems to be arising as a theme in recent studies, including the book Catching Fire. How does obtaining and processing food shape our social structures and evolution? Anyone else thinking about that? Books to recommend?
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