Multi-indicator sustainability assessment of global food systems

Nature Communications

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Chaudhary, Abhishek ^a   Gustafson, David ^b   Mathys, Alexander ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Real Whirlwind LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; HOLISTIC APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD WASTE; HIGHEST INCOME GROUP; HUMAN; WELLBEING; ANIMAL; CATERING SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 85042705058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03308-7     Document Type: Article

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