The Future of Food in the Anthropocene

CLAS Seed Grant     The "Anthropocene," a term coined by Nobel Prize-winning scientists Paul Crutze, conveys a new geological epoch in which humans have been altering the biological, geological, and chemical processes of the planet. Human-caused global climate change, a major example of anthropogenic change to the natural environment, poses enormous challenges to the production, consumption, transport, and sale of food.

Profs. Cruse and McGregor use the personal connection we have to food to assemble a co-laboratory that will address the "wicked problem" or profound complexity of the food systems we have built. They will take advantage of ASU's unique position as a sustainability research center and Southwest geography to study the natural and cultural dimensions of food in the Anthropocene.

This project was sponsered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Institute for Humanities Research.