Quest for sustainable food production: Conceptual framework for studying social and financial metabolism of local food systems
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Quest for sustainable food production: Conceptual framework for studying social and financial metabolism of local food systems
Original language description
The question of how to feed the global population not only sufficiently, but also sustainably has become a significant problem for both academics and activists all around the world. However, there is not any shared methodology how to assess the sustainability of agricultural production. Local food systems (LFS) are often suggested as a more sustainable alternative to the large-scale mechanized mode of agriculture but there are still many gaps in our knowledge of their social, environmental and economic impacts. This paper introduces the concept of social metabolism as a useful tool for assessing the LFS’ sustainability; looking at energy and material stocks and flows of a defined system, it enables one to inspect the functioning of a food system in detail, both on global, national and local scale.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
AH - Economics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GP13-38994P" target="_blank" >GP13-38994P: Quest for sustainable food production: Social and financial metabolism of selected local food systems</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Proceedings of the 9th International Scientific Conference INPROFORUM: Common challenges - Different solutions - Mutual dialogue
ISBN
9788073945367
ISSN
2336-6788
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Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
47-53
Publisher name
Faculty of Economics, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Place of publication
České Budějovice
Event location
České Budějovice
Event date
Jan 1, 2015
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
UT code for WoS article
000383863800007