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Imagining Sustainable Food Systems

Imagining Sustainable Food Systems

Alison Blay-Palmer

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2010
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ISBN:
9780754678168

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In the context of the global food crisis, a growing consensus is emerging among academics, health practitioners, farmers, policy-makers, businesses and consumers about the merits of building an alternative food system. Using a wide range of case studies, this book provides a critical overview, showing how and where theory and practice can converge to produce more sustainable food systems.

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