Food System Sustainability

Herausgeber: Bricas, Nicolas; Russel, Marie; Esnouf, Catherine

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together the key conclusions and insights from the duALIne project, presenting state-of-the-art research in food sustainability and identifying priority areas for further study. It will provide a valuable resource for researchers, decision-makers and stakeholders in the food industry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 784g
• ISBN-13: 9781107036468
• ISBN-10: 1107036461
• Artikelnr.: 36955799

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Introduction
1. Context: new challenges for food systems
2. Consumption and consumers
3. Carbon footprint and nutritional quality of diets in France
4. Food systems
5. Industrial organisation and sustainability
6. Urbanisation and the sustainability of food systems
7. Losses and wastage
8. International trade, price volatility and standards for sustainability
9. Elements for a foresight debate on food sustainability
10. A critical panorama of methods used to assess food sustainability
Conclusion
References
List of abbreviations
List of duALIne experts
Index.