Quiet sustainability: Fertile lessons from Europe's productive gardeners

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 148-157

  Smith, Joe ^a   Jehlička, Petr ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative food networks; Consumption; Domestic household food production; Quiet sustainability; Sharing; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD PROVISIONING; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CZECH REPUBLIC; EASTERN EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 84879428649     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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