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Food and Sustainability  

Paul BehrensLeiden University College The Hague, Leiden University and Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden UniversityClose
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Thijs BoskerLeiden University College The Hague, Leiden University and Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden UniversityClose
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David EhrhardtLeiden University College The Hague, Leiden UniversityClose
Published in Print:30 January 2020 Published Online:31 August 2023
https://doi.org/10.1093/hesc/9780198814375.001.0001
ISBN:9780198814375
Publisher:Oxford University Press

Abstract

Food and Sustainability is composed of three parts. It starts off with an introduction to the topic. Part I, food and the environment, looks at biodiversity, pollution, water, soils, climate change, and energy. The next part looks at food and society. Chapters in this part cover nutrition, food security, food aid, and consumption. The final part, food and governance, is about food systems, governance, and collective action, with the text concluding by summarizing and looking to the future.

Keywords:

environment, climate change, biodiversity, pollution, food security, food aid, food systems, collective action

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