Observing the observers: Uncovering the role of values in research assessments of organic food systems

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Thorsøe, Martin Hvarregaard ^a   Alrøe, Hugo F ^a   Noe, Egon ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Food networks; Multicriteria assessment; Organic farming; Values

Indexed keywords

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; FOOD; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABILITY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 84903727808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06347-190246     Document Type: Article

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