The interconnected challenges for food security from a food regimes perspective: Energy, climate and malconsumption

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-80

  Sage, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy security; Food regimes; Malconsumption; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84873300556     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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