| Description |
1 online resource (390 p.) |
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1. Introduction -- Using models to study food systems<br>2. The origins, definitions and differences among concepts that underlie food systems modeling<br>3. Life cycle assessment of foods and diets<br>4. Water Footprint Assessment: towards water-wise food systems<br>5. Land use modelling from farm to food systems<br>6. Foodshed analysis and carrying capacity estimation<br>7. Market and Supply Chain Models for Analysis of Food Systems<br>8. Framing and evaluating the economic impacts of food system policies, programs and initiatives<br>9. Environmental Input-Output (EIO) Models for Food Systems Research: Application and Extensions<br>10. Modeling biophysical and socioeconomic interactions in food systems with the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT)<br>11. Using Social Network Analysis to Understand and Enhance Local and Regional Food Systems<br>12. Participatory modeling of the food system: The case of community-based systems dynamics<br>13. Using models to understand community interventions for improving public health and food systems<br>14. Applying environmental models in the food business context<br>15. Inquiry within, between, and beyond disciplines<br>16. Conclusion: Towards a holistic understanding of food systems |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Food supply -- Mathematical models
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Food security.
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Sustainable agriculture.
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sustainable agriculture (discipline)
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Food security
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Food supply -- Mathematical models
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Sustainable agriculture
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thilmany, Dawn D. (Dawn Denise)
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| ISBN |
9780128221105 |
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0128221100 |
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