Resource intensity in global food chains: The Hot Spot Analysis

British Food Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1138-1159

  Liedtke, Christa ^a   Baedeker, Carolin ^a   Kolberg, Sandra ^a   Lettenmeier, Michael ^a  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consumption; Food products; Resource efficiency; Resource management; Value chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957311774     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701011080267     Document Type: Article

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