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UNINA9910808250403321 |
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Titolo |
Growing local : case studies on local food supply chains / / edited by Robert P. King, Michael S. Hand, and Miguel I. Gómez |
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Lincoln, Nebraska ; ; London, England : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-8032-5816-X |
0-8032-5699-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (666 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Food supply - United States |
Local foods - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given rise to one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. food system: locally grown food. Many believe that "relocalization" of the food system will provide a range of public benefits, including lower carbon emissions, increased local economic activity, and closer connections between consumers, farmers, and communities. The structure of local food supply chains, however, may not always be capable of generating these perceived benefits.Growing Local reports the findings from a coordinated series of c |
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