Do local food networks foster socio-ecological transitions towards food sovereignty? Learning from real place experiences

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4778-4796

  Lutz, Juliana ^a   Schachinger, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^b SpeiseLokal   (Austria)

Author keywords

Food regime; Food sovereignty; Local food networks; Niche innovation; Sustainable transitions

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; EXPLOITATION; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOVEREIGNTY; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84894104655     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su5114778     Document Type: Article

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