Sustainable food systems in europe: Policies, realities and futures

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 145-168

  Rayner, Geof ^a   Barling, David ^b   Lang, Tim ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Ecological public health; EU; Europe; Food; Food industry

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MARKETING; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM;

EID: 70349746002     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240802243209     Document Type: Article

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