I have mentioned this book before, but have just been re-reading sections in association with a resource which I am producing for the Training and Development Agency. The resource is on the Food Crisis and Food Security and is being written in association with Oxfam and BGCI.Fred Pearce's book "Confessions of an Eco-Sinner" is a fantastic resource for geographers, and has just been reprinted - it is available for around £6 from Amazon.
The book is made up of short chapters which concentrate on the origin of particular consumer products, some of which are connected with the author's son, who died suddenly in
Products that are included in the book include:
Mobile phone
Computer mice
Green beans: grown in the Makachos district of Kenya
Mobile phone
Computer mice
Green beans: grown in the Makachos district of Kenya
If you use this book in your geography teaching, please get in touch to let me know how you use it.
This is well worth purchasing for your Geography department library.
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