Balancing competing policy demands: The case of sustainable public sector food procurement

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 249-256

  Smith, Julie ^a   Andersson, Gunilla ^b   Gourlay, Robin ^c   Karner, Sandra ^d   Mikkelsen, Bent Egberg ^e   Sonnino, Roberta ^f   Barling, David ^g  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Avdelningen für Konsumtion Och Livsstil Lifestyle and Consumer Affairs   (Sweden)

^c SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EU procurement regulation; Green growth strategies; Public health nutrition; Sustainable diets; Sustainable public procurement; Urban and regional governments

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NUTRITION; PLANNING; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUPPLY CHAINS; URBAN GROWTH;

GREEN GROWTHS; INCREMENTAL APPROACH; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; NATIONAL LEVEL; PROCUREMENT STRATEGY; PUBLIC PROCUREMENT; REGIONAL GOVERNMENT; SUSTAINABLE DIETS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84938152711     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.065     Document Type: Article

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