Alternative Food Networks An Interdisciplinary Assessment /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Corsi, Alessandro (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Barbera, Filippo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Dansero, Egidio (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Peano, Cristiana (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Agricultural economics.; Economic geography.; Environmental economics.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Agricultural Economics.; Economic Geography.; Environmental Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.

In recent years, Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) have been a key issue both in the scientific community and in public debates. This is due to their profound implications for rural development, local sustainability, and bio-economics. This edited collection discusses what the main determinants of th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I: Introductions
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Alternative Food Networks
• Part II: AFNs from the Consumers' Viewpoint
• Chapter 3: Introduction to Part II
• Chapter 4: Determinants of Participation in AFNs and its Value for Consumers
• Chapter 5: Consumers' Quality Conventions in Alternative, Conventional and High-Quality Food Chains
• Chapter 6: The Environmental Quality Factors sought by Consumers in Alternative and Conventional Market Channels
• Chapter 7: Understanding Alternative Food Networks after the Crisis: Testing Four Scenarios in Italy
• Part III: AFNs From the Producers' Viewpoint
• Chapter 8: Introduction to Part III
• Chapter 9: Determinants of Farmers' Participation in AFNs
• Chapter 10: The Economic Viability Of Solidarity Purchase Groups (Gruppi Di Acquisto Solidale)
• Chapter 11: Quality and Price Setting By Producers In AFNs
• Part IV: Environment, Territory, and AFNs
• Chapter 12: Introduction to Part IV
• Chapter 13: Applied Environmental Sustainability of Fruits and Vegetables in Different Distribution Channels (AFNs and Large Scale Retail)
• Chapter 14: Reterritorialization, Proximity and Urban Food Planning: Research Perspectives on AFNs
• Part V: Conclusions
• Chapter 15: Conclusions: An Interdisciplinary Assessment. .