Grassroots social innovations and food localisation: An investigation of the Local Food programme in England

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 830-837

  Kirwan, James ^a   Ilbery, Brian ^a   Maye, Damian ^a   Carey, Joy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b F3 Making local and sustainable food happen   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Community; Local food networks; Social and grassroots innovations; Social inclusion; Strategic niche management

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; COHESION; FOOD; INNOVATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NICHE; SOCIAL INCLUSION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84886720417     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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