Description / Table of Contents:
front cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Using models to study food systems -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Models and why we use them -- 1.3 Models in food systems -- 1.4 Types of models used to study food systems -- 1.5 Stage of food production -- 1.5.1 Single stages of the food system -- 1.5.2 Supply chains -- 1.5.3 Broader food systems -- 1.6 Three major types of models -- 1.6.1 Biophysical models -- 1.6.2 Socio-Economic models -- 1.6.3 Participatory modeling -- 1.7 Common issues with models -- 1.8 Organization of this book -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 2 The origins, definitions and differences among concepts that underlie food systems modeling -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Origins and definitions of terms -- 2.2.1 Sustainability and related concepts -- 2.2.2 Sustainable development -- 2.2.3 Sustainable agriculture -- 2.3 Systems concepts -- 2.3.1 Food systems -- 2.3.2 Sustainable food systems -- 2.3.3 Systems thinking and modeling -- 2.3.4 Multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary research -- 2.4 Differences between sustainability and resilience and food systems and systems thinking -- 2.4.1 The difference between sustainability and resilience -- 2.4.2 The difference between food systems and systems thinking -- 2.4.3 Systems properties of food systems and their use in modeling -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Life cycle assessment of food systems and diets -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 A brief history of life cycle assessment -- 3.3 The four phases of LCA -- 3.3.1 Phase 1: goal and scope -- 3.3.2 Phase 2: life cycle inventory (LCI) -- 3.3.3 The problem of multi-functionality -- 3.3.4 Phase 3: life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) -- 3.3.5 Phase 4: interpretation of the assessment -- 3.4 Yogurt case study: LCIA result and interpretation example at midpoint.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
388 Seiten
ISBN:
9780128221129
Language:
English
Branch Library:
PIK Library
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