Rural geography II: Discourses of food and sustainable rural futures

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 838-844

  McDonagh, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

food security; genetically modified organisms; land grab; productivism; rural geography

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; LAND MANAGEMENT; RURAL SOCIETY; SUSTAINABILITY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 84912105695     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: 14770288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132513514507     Document Type: Article

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