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GeoWeek Photocomp Winners

Thanks to all who contributed entries for the national GeoWeek photo competition. Congratulations to all of our winners, their pictures are shown below! All of the entries can be viewed here.

GeoWeek 2014 Photo Competition Entries

Well done to all those who entered!! 

GeoWeek 2014: Geographies of Food

Geoweek Activities

NUIG Events
Trinity Events
NUI Galway events overview
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Trinity GeoWeek Event
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GeoWeek at Maynooth
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Four Themes

1. Food growing is both a major global economic sector and everyday livelihood practice for millions of people around the globe. Food is for subsistence, for profit and also in some cases for pleasure. As a result food is grown in many different spaces from large agribusiness-style farms to small holdings, community gardens and allotments, backyards and even windowboxes.

2. Spaces of food exchange provide the means in which we gain access to food. These spaces are diverse, from the corner shop to the specialist retailer and the large multinational supermarket. Alternative spaces for food exchange are also becoming more popular with farmers markets and collaborative food economies such as Cookisto and Eat With appearing around the world. These spaces bring together buyers and sellers in novel ways, increasingly mediated by internet or mobile technologies.

3. Food waste is costing Irish householders around €700 each year, but the impact of food waste is not just financial. Environmentally, food waste leads to wasteful use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides; more fuel used for transportation; and more rotting food, creating more methane – one of the most harmful greenhouse gases that contributes to climate change. Globally, around one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted.

4. Food security relates to the availability of food. Insufficient access to food has been a feature of many societies throughout history and unfortunately food insecurity is still a fact for many in contemporary society. Despite advances in global food production it is estimated that more than 805 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life. That's about one in nine people on earth.

Resources

National Geographic Geo Week ResourcesResources for GeoWeek 2014 (Nov. 17-21) from NGS
  • 'What is Geography' [and how cool geography is] resources
  • How to plan a school-based event
  • Educational resources for a Geography-rich classroom
  • Geo-literacy definitions and videos
  • 'Doing' Geography
  • Celebrate GIS Day during Geoweek, Wed. 19 Nov 2013

Geographical Association - Exploring the Geography of Food

The British Geographer - The Geography of Food

Edible Geography - Food an Atlas

Colin Sage, UCC - Details of publications on food geography

Food Curriculum Plan - Bord Bia (Primary level)

Food and Farming in Ireland (primary level georaphy)


Food Cloud - reducing food waste in Ireland

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Geography Society of Ireland, 2018