Are Local Food Chains More Sustainable than Global Food Chains? Considerations for Assessment

Brunori, Gianluca; Galli, Francesca; Barjolle, Dominique; van Broekhuizen, R.; Colombo, Luca; Giampietro, Mario; Kirwan, James; Lang, Tim; Mathijs, Erik; Maye, Damian; De Roest, Kees; Rougoor, C.W.; Schwarz, Jana; Schmitt, Emilia; Smith, Julie; Stojanović, Žaklina; Tīsenkopfs, Tālis; Touzard, Jean-Marc

doi:10.3390/su8050449

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Are Local Food Chains More Sustainable than Global Food Chains? Considerations for Assessment

Published in Sustainability • May 6, 2016

Authors:

Gianluca Brunori

Francesca Galli

Dominique Barjolle

Abstract

This paper summarizes the main findings of the GLAMUR project which starts with an apparently simple question: is “local” more sustainable than “global”? Sustainability assessment is framed within a post-normal science perspective, advocating the integration of public deliberation and scientific res...

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Sustainability

Supply chain

Deliberation

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