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| Noe, Egon; Aarhus University; Egon.Noe@agrsci.dk. |
| Assessing the overall effects of organic food systems is important, but also a challenge because organic food systems cannot be fully assessed from one single research perspective. The aim of our research was to determine the role of values in assessments of organic food systems as a basis for discussing the implications of combining multiple perspectives in overall sustainability assessments of the food system. We explored how values were embedded in five research perspectives: (1) food science, (2) discourse analysis, (3) phenomenology, (4) neoclassical welfare economics, and (5) actor-network theory. Value has various meanings according to different scientific perspectives. A strategy for including and balancing different forms of knowledge in overall... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Food networks; Multicriteria assessment; Organic farming; Values. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Fritz, Melanie; Schiefer, Gerhard. |
| Sustainability in food networks has become a dominant issue in the development of the food sector in light of the challenging scenarios one might expect in the future. Products, enterprises, chains, consumers, and regions are all affected by this discussion. Environmental, social and economic pressures require the development of strategies on how to best meet the challenges and to move the sector with its global presence and its many SMEs towards a status which is sustainable and robust enough to remain so even if future scenarios might deviate from today’s expectations (dynamic sustainability). The paper outlines a framework for research on sustainability developments, sustainability assessments, consumer communication, and the transition of enterprises... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Food networks; LCA methodology; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52648 |
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