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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825835103321

Autore

Morawicki Rubén O

Titolo

Handbook of sustainability for the food sciences [[electronic resource] /] / Rubén O. Morawicki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

0-470-96311-5

1-283-42635-8

9786613426352

0-470-96316-6

0-470-96308-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (397 p.)

Disciplina

664/.024

Soggetti

Food industry and trade

Food - Biotechnology

Sustainable agriculture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. General concepts -- pt. 2. Management aspects -- pt. 3. Working on the impacts -- pt. 4. Facing the future.

Sommario/riassunto

Many books on sustainability have been written in the last decade, most of them dealing with agricultural systems, communities, and general business practices. In contrast, Handbook of Sustainability for the Food Sciences presents the concept of sustainability as it applies to the food supply chain from farm to fork but with a special emphasis on processing. Structured in four sections, Handbook of Sustainability for the Food Sciences first covers the basic concepts of environmental sustainability and provides a detailed account of all the impacts of the food supply chain. Part