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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807119803321

Autore

Griffith C. J (Christopher James), <1946->

Titolo

Food sustainability [[electronic resource] ] : diverging implications / / Chris Griffith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group, 2004

ISBN

1-280-51431-0

9786610514311

1-84544-167-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (65 p.)

Collana

British Food Journal. No. 5 ; ; Vol. 106

Disciplina

664

664.8

Soggetti

Food industry and trade

Sustainable agriculture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Editorial advisory board; Abstracts; Introduction; Food sustainability; TRIPs and food security; Food sustainability, food security and the environment; Food safety, environmental improvement and economic efficiency in The Netherlands; Global sustainable food governance and hunger

Sommario/riassunto

The concept of sustainability in general and food sustainability, in particular, entails many aspects and many interpretations. During a conference on food sustainability a broad, multidisciplinary picture was painted and many key issues were dealt with, from ecology, economy and society. In sessions on food security - the focus in developing countries - and food safety - primarily a preoccupation in developed countries - many potential trade-offs and opportunities for regional approaches were identified. The session on governance, therefore, focused on the interaction between multi-level acto