Contemporary and traditional localism: A conceptualisation of rural local food

Local Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 785-803

  McEntee, Jesse ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contemporary local; Food access; Local food; Rural; Traditional local

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; FIELDWORK; FOOD CONSUMPTION; IDEOLOGY; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABILITY;

GRAFTON COUNTY; NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650066559     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2010.509390     Document Type: Article

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