The devolution of urban food waste governance: Case study of food rescue in Los Angeles

Cities

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-34

  Warshawsky, Daniel N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food justice; Food rescue; Food waste; Los Angeles; Non profit; Urban governance

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; FOOD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937116719     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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