Localizing Global Food: Short Food Supply Chains as Responses to Agri-Food System Challenges Contributor(s): Kalfagianni, Agni (Editor), Skordili, Sophia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138327360 ISBN-13: 9781138327368 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2018 Click for more in this series: Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Globalization - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Nature | Ecology |
Dewey: 338.19 |
LCCN: 2018033528 |
Series: Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment |
Physical Information: 214 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Short food supply chains (SFSCs) rely primarily on local production and processing practices for the provision of food and are, in principle, more sustainable in social, economic and environmental terms than supply chains where production and consumption are widely separated. This book reviews and assesses recent initiatives on this topic from an interdisciplinary perspective. In theoretical terms it draws on and advances two key concepts, namely, place (particularly embeddedness in local economic networks and communities) and governance (particularly in addressing sustainability concerns in an inclusive and socially just manner). Empirically, the book examines a diverse set of SFSCs such as small-scale entrepreneurship, The book is of interest to advanced students, researchers and professionals in food studies, sociology, geography, planning, politics and environmental studies. |
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