Global-scale assessment of potential future risks of food insecurity

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1143-1160

  Wu, Wenbin ^a,b,c   Yang, Peng ^a,b   Tang, Huajun ^a,b   You, Liangzhi ^d   Zhou, Qingbo ^a,b   Chen, Zhongxin ^a,b   Shibasaki, Ryosuke ^c  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; crop area; crop yield; food insecurity; per capita food availability; per capita GDP

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT; CROP YIELD; DECISION MODELS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EPIC MODEL; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL SCALE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; HOTSPOTS; INTEGRATED MODELING FRAMEWORK; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; PER CAPITA; POTENTIAL RISKS; PURCHASING POWER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT;

CROPS; FOOD SUPPLY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RATING;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 84863249135     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2011.571794     Document Type: Article

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