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Socio-Metabolic Perspectives on the Sustainability of Local Food Systems: Insights for Science, Policy and Practice
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Series: Human-Environment Interactions, Book 7
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ISBN13: 9783319887401
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jun 6 2019
Pages: 364
Language: English
Eight in-depth case studies provide diverse examples of application of social metabolism on local level
Features a concluding overview of viable agro-food systems for designing a more sustainable future
Provides analytical approaches and models useful both for academics, activists and policy-makersOffers a unique combination of social metabolism and the nexus approach applied to study local food systems
Summarizes the current debate on sustainability of agro-food systems in four conceptual chapters
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