An environmental assessment of food supply chains: A case study on dessert apples

Environmental Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 560-576

  Jones, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Environmental impact; Food supply chain; Imports; Local; Transport

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOOD SUPPLY; FOSSIL FUELS;

FOOD PACKAGING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SUPPLY; FUEL CONSUMPTION;

APPLE; ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; UNITED KINGDOM; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DESERT CLIMATE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESERT CLIMATE; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0036779860     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2383-6     Document Type: Article

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