Food Systems Modelling
eBook - ePub

Food Systems Modelling

Tools for Assessing Sustainability in Food and Agriculture

  1. 388 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Food Systems Modelling

Tools for Assessing Sustainability in Food and Agriculture

About this book

Food Systems Modelling emphasizes sustainability, including the impact of agriculture and food production on profits, people and environment, with a particular focus on the ability of humanity to continue producing food in the midst of global environmental change. Sections introduce the purpose of models, the definition of a food system, the importance of disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary inquiry, cover specific branches of modeling in the sustainability of food systems, and wrestle with the challenge of communicating modeling research and appropriately integrating multiple dimensions of sustainability. This book will be a welcomed reference for food scientists, agricultural scientists, nutritionists, environmental scientists, ecologists, economists, those working in agribusiness and food supply chain management, community and public health, and urban and regional planning, as well as academicians and graduate students interested in the sustainability of food systems. - Emphasizes sustainability, including the impact of agriculture and food production on profits - Focuses on the ability of humanity to continue producing food in the midst of global environmental change - Deciphers what models can teach us about food system sustainability

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Yes, you can access Food Systems Modelling by Christian J. Peters,Dawn D. Thilmany,Dawn Thilmany in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Environmental Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Front Matter
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Contributors
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. List of Illustrations
  10. List of Tables
  11. 1 : Using models to study food systems
  12. 2 : The origins, definitions and differences among concepts that underlie food systems modeling
  13. 3 : Life cycle assessment of food systems and diets
  14. 4 : Water Footprint Assessment: towards water-wise food systems
  15. 5 : Land use modeling: from farm to food systems
  16. 6 : Foodshed analysis and carrying capacity estimation
  17. 7 : Market and supply chain models for analysis of food systems
  18. 8 : Using input-output analysis to estimate the economic impacts of food system initiatives
  19. 9 : Environmental Input-Output (EIO) Models for Food Systems Research: Application and Extensions⁎
  20. 10 : Modeling biophysical and socioeconomic interactions in food systems with the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT)
  21. 11 : Using social network analysis to understand and enhance local and regional food systems
  22. 12 : Participatory modeling of the food system: The case of community-based systems dynamics
  23. 13 : Using models to understand community interventions for improving public health and food systems
  24. 14 : Applying environmental models in the food business context
  25. 15 : Inquiry within, between, and beyond disciplines
  26. 16 : Towards a holistic understanding of food systems
  27. Glossary of terms
  28. Index
  29. A