A geographic approach to place and natural resource use in local food systems

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-108

  Duram, Leslie ^a   Oberholtzer, Lydia ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy use; Food miles; Geography; Local food systems; Natural resource use

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE USE;

EID: 77952428340     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170510000104     Document Type: Review

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