Fossil fuels and food security: Analysis and recommendations for community organizers

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-375

  Polack, Eobert ^a   Wood, Shelly ^a   Bradley, Erin ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southeast Missouri State University ^*

Author keywords

Community organizing; Economic relocalization; Food security; Fossil fuels

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749291455     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705420802255114     Document Type: Article

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