Sustainable Food Networks Chains Of Values And Food Transitions
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Sustainable Food Networks Chains Of Values And Food Transitions
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Author : Carolina Yacamán-Ochoa
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2025-06-12
Sustainable Food Networks Chains Of Values And Food Transitions written by Carolina Yacamán-Ochoa and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-12 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Sustainable Food Networks (SFNs) are emerging as pivotal value chains for agroecological and food transitions in both urban and rural territories. These networks aim to create a healthy, fair, localized, and inclusive food supply model, standing in contrast to the dominant corporate food system characterized by long-haul, complex, and fragile supply chains. Despite their potential, SFNs such as community-supported agriculture, farmers’ markets, and urban agriculture have not been thoroughly examined through the lens of economic geography and related interdisciplinary perspectives. The current globalized food system is fraught with economic, social, and environmental issues, including the marginalization of family farming, environmental degradation, and the loss of local knowledge and biodiversity. SFNs offer a critical alternative by emphasizing small-batch production, environmental sustainability, and social equity, yet there remains a significant gap in understanding their full impact and potential. This research topic aims to collate comprehensive research on Sustainable Food Networks (SFNs) with specific objectives: identifying various SFN initiatives across different territories, evaluating their spatial dimensions in global contexts, and assessing policies that can enhance the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of food value chains. Key questions include how alternative values are propagated within SFNs, the critical spatial nodes for these values, the role of urban and peri-urban agriculture, and the interplay between territorial conditions and SFN performance. Additionally, the research seeks to understand how SFNs compete with hegemonic value chains and the potential role of public policy in strengthening these networks. To gather further insights into the complexities and potentials of SFNs, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes: • The propagation and transfer of alternative values within SFNs • Identification of critical spatial nodes for the reproduction of these values • Roles of urban and peri-urban agriculture in SFNs • Relationships between territorial conditions, governance, and SFN performance • Strategies employed by SFNs to tackle competition from corporate value chains • The impact of SFNs on the surge of local, organic, and healthy food outlets • The role of public policy in supporting and strengthening SFNs
The Sage Handbook Of Nature
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Author : Terry Marsden
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2018-03-23
The Sage Handbook Of Nature written by Terry Marsden and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-23 with Nature categories.
An ambitious retrospective and prospective overview of the field that aims to position Nature, the environment and natural processes, at the heart of interdisciplinary social sciences.
The Food Commons Approach In The Eu Agri Food Law
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Author : Antonio Manzoni
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-09-19
The Food Commons Approach In The Eu Agri Food Law written by Antonio Manzoni and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-19 with Law categories.
This book presents a thorough analysis of the innovative food commons approach in relation to the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The debates surrounding this pivotal European policy have always been robust, and with the ambitious targets outlined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal, they are poised to become even more prominent. To effectively realize these objectives, it is imperative to systematically reassess the fundamental structures of our food systems and enact substantive reforms within EU agri-food law and policymaking. The food commons approach represents not only a novel theoretical framework, but also, and foremost, a dynamic socio-political movement that has garnered attention from both researchers and policymakers due to its pioneering nature. Rejecting the prevailing paradigm of absolute commodification of food, this approach endeavours to reconceptualize our food systems through the prisms of ecology, social inclusion, collective governance, and resilience. The overarching objective of this book is to scrutinize the potential of this novel approach to fundamentally reshape the theoretical underpinnings of EU agri-food law, ultimately facilitating the realization of more sustainable and just food systems. The target audience of this book mainly consists of academic researchers, but also practitioners and policymakers working on agricultural and environmental studies, due to its interdisciplinary approach and the originality of its content. Along the same lines, the book will appeal to NGOs, indigenous peoples, and food sovereignty movements around the world.
Climate Change Adaptation And Food Supply Chain Management
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Author : Ari Paloviita
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-08-20
Climate Change Adaptation And Food Supply Chain Management written by Ari Paloviita and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-20 with Business & Economics categories.
The success of the entire food supply chain depends on the prosperity of farms and local communities. The direct climate change risks faced by the agricultural sector are therefore also risks to businesses and food supply chains. Hence the importance of resilience at farm level, community level and business level when looking at food supply chain policy and management. Climate Change Adaptation and Food Supply Chain Management highlights the issue of adaptation to climate change in food supply chains, the management and policy implications and the importance of supply chain resilience. Attention is given to each phase of the supply chain: input production, agriculture, food processing, retailing, consumption and post-consumption. European case studies demonstrate the vulnerabilities of contemporary food supply chains, the opportunities and competitive advantages related to climate change, and the trans-disciplinary challenges related to successful climate adaptation. The authors argue for a redefinition of the way food supply chains are operated, located and coordinated and propose a novel approach enhancing climate-resilient food supply chain policy and management. This book will be of interest to students, researchers, practitioners and policymakers in the field of climate adaptation and food supply chain management and policy.
Social Innovation And Sustainability Transition
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Author : Geoff Desa
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-11-09
Social Innovation And Sustainability Transition written by Geoff Desa and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-09 with Philosophy categories.
This book uses a historical and modern lens to reimagine the role that Extension could potentially play in catalyzing reciprocal, co-learning relationships between Land-Grant Universities and their diverse local constituencies. The establishment of statewide extension systems was once seen as a way to ensure that Land-Grant Universities would be accessible and responsive to all of a state’s residents. Extension systems continue to offer a front-door to a major public university in almost every county of the United States, but they tend to be viewed primarily as a way to translate science or distribute information from the university to the public. This books argues for the importance of Extension and shows that we are conceiving of this system too narrowly. Only by retelling the stories of the Extension and getting people to see themselves as part of the story can we imagine a different future in which state universities and land-grant colleges engage more authentically and equitably in two-way relationships with their local constituents.in catalyzing reciprocal, co-learning relationships between Land-Grant Universities and their diverse local constituencies. Chapter “Palatable disruption: the politics of plant milk", chapter “Feeding the melting pot: inclusive strategies for the multi-ethnic city", chapter "A carrot isn't a carrot isn't a carrot: tracing value in alternative practices of food exchange", chapter “Virtualizing the 'good life': reworking narratives of agrarianism and the rural idyll in a computer game" and chapter "'Workable utopias' for social change through inclusion and empowerment? Community supported agriculture (CSA) in Wales as social innovation" are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license via link.springer.com.
Ai And New Forms Of Exclusion
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Author : González Alvarado, Tania Elena
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2025-07-25
Ai And New Forms Of Exclusion written by González Alvarado, Tania Elena and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-25 with Computers categories.
As a society, we have made progress in raising awareness of exclusion, how to avoid it, and in creating inclusive mechanisms. This has involved the visibility of citizen science. All of this is in parallel with the advances in computer systems, artificial intelligence (AI), large databases, and the systematization of services. A contradictory world has been created in which a new social exclusion is born due to computer biases and poor data quality, in contrast to a society with greater sensitivity to these issues. It is essential to address these challenges through social, economic, and environmental dimensions. AI and New Forms of Exclusion explore the contradictions of inclusion in the face of a more sensitive society accustomed to virtual life. This book discusses how AI affects decision making and how it has been integrated into public systems. Covering topics such as algorithmic discrimination, machine learning, and social responsibility, this book is an excellent resource for entrepreneurs, investors, academicians, students, policymakers, and more.
Transition Pathways Towards Sustainability In Agriculture
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Author : Lee-Ann Sutherland
language : en
Publisher: CABI
Release Date : 2014-11-24
Transition Pathways Towards Sustainability In Agriculture written by Lee-Ann Sutherland and has been published by CABI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-24 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Based on the research of an interdisciplinary team of sociologists, geographers and economists, this book focuses on understanding farming transitions in Europe. The book discusses the importance of understanding transition pathways towards sustainability using case studies from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Assessing the utility of the multi-level perspective in transition theory for addressing contemporary issues, the book identifies future research needs and possible approaches, making this an essential read for researchers interested in issues of rural and agricultural change.
Handbook Of Research On Cooperatives And Mutuals
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Author : Matthew S. Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2023-02-14
Handbook Of Research On Cooperatives And Mutuals written by Matthew S. Elliott and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-14 with Business & Economics categories.
This incisive Handbook provides a global update on the state of knowledge in cooperatives and mutuals, expertly describing future directions for research and education. Showcasing extensive discussions of cooperative theory, Matthew S. Elliott and Michael A. Boland, and the contributors, assess cooperatives' social, economic and environmental effects and analyse the impact of regional and cultural features that make cooperatives unique.
Sustainable Food Systems
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Author : Terry Marsden
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-01-21
Sustainable Food Systems written by Terry Marsden and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-21 with Business & Economics categories.
In response to the challenges of a growing population and food security, there is an urgent need to construct a new agri-food sustainability paradigm. This book brings together an integrated range of key social science insights exploring the contributions and interventions necessary to build this framework. Building on over ten years of ESRC funded theoretical and empirical research centered at BRASS, it focuses upon the key social, economic and political drivers for creating a more sustainable food system. Themes include: regulation and governance sustainable supply chains public procurement sustainable spatial strategies associated with rural restructuring and re-calibrated urbanised food systems minimising bio-security risk and animal welfare burdens. The book critically explores the linkages between social science research and the evolving food security problems facing the world at a critical juncture in the debates associated with not only food quality, but also its provenance, vulnerability and the inherent unsustainability of current systems of production and consumption. Each chapter examines how the links between research, practice and policy can begin to contribute to more sustainable, resilient and justly distributive food systems which would be better equipped to ‘feed the world’ by 2050.
Alternative Food Networks For Sustainable Just Resilient And Productive Food Systems
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Author : José Luis Vicente-Vicente
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2024-10-01
Alternative Food Networks For Sustainable Just Resilient And Productive Food Systems written by José Luis Vicente-Vicente and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
There is growing evidence that the current globalised agri-food system is neither sustainable nor resilient. It is responsible for around one third of the global GHG emissions and is a major driver of biodiversity loss. Furthermore, its structure and distribution mode do not provide food security for all and foster socio-economic inequalities between different parts of the planet. Consequently, an increasing number of scientists and members of the civil society are demanding a radical transformation of agri-food systems. The creation of alternative food networks (AFNs) represent a possible first step towards agri-food system transformation. AFNs can incorporate local, indigenous and innovative knowledge and bring together a diversity of actors to connect food production and consumption and create new practices and relationships around food. The creation of AFNs, and ultimately of Alternative Food Systems (AFS), should involve different actors, from farmers to social movements, from policymakers to scientists. AFNs have the potential to contribute to a transformation towards sustainable, just, resilient and productive food systems, but even though they have increased in numbers and organisational forms in recent years, they still remain in a niche. Consequently, scientific evidence of their performance is still limited. This research topic will contribute to a comprehensive, multi-scalar and critical (e.g. including potential counter-effects) understanding of the current state and future potential of AFNs. It will address multiple aspects, ranging from social, economic and environmental aspects to productivity, participation and justice. Moreover, it will highlight the role of governance, power relations and institutions, as well as barriers and ways forward to promote AFNs and their role in food system transformation.