Comparing environmental impacts of regional and national-scale food supply chains: A case study of processed tomatoes

Food Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 106-114

  Brodt, Sonja ^a   Kramer, Klaas Jan ^b   Kendall, Alissa ^c   Feenstra, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KJKramer Consulting   (Netherlands)

^c Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy use; Food miles; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life cycle assessment; Local food; Organic

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CROP PRODUCTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883296118     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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