Ecological embeddedness: An interrogation and refinement of the concept within the context of alternative food networks in the UK

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 322-330

  Morris, Carol ^a   Kirwan, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Countryside and Community Research Institute ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative food network; Ecological embeddedness; Ecology; Food quality; Nature

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC RELATIONS; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD QUALITY; RURAL AREA; RURAL LANDSCAPE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960921408     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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