Testing a complete-diet model for estimating the land resource requirements of food consumption and agricultural carrying capacity: The New York State example

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-153

  Peters, Christian J ^a   Wilkins, Jennifer L ^a   Fick, Gary W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Diet; Fat; Food consumption; Human nutrition; Land requirements; Local agriculture; Meat; Model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP PRODUCTION; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; MEAT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547479898     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170507001767     Document Type: Article

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