Another example we would like to bring in is that of the food industry and how it has also become dominated by the mass production paradigm, especially in the West, and as such is highly unsustainable. Mass produced or industrialised food systems are interestingly often labelled as ‘conventional’ systems - as opposed to ‘alternative’ food systems which are discussed later in this section (Marsden et al., 2000; Sonnino and Marsden, 2006). Food is an interesting space to consider as humans will always need food to survive, yet what we are seeing nowadays is a deeply flawed production and consumption food system where food scarcity and poverty co-exist with over-production and over-consumption, which is in turn responsible for growing obesity and associated diseases. So how did we get to this?
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Paul Nieuwenhuis, Daniel Newman and Anne Touboulic
Monograph Chapter
In Sustainable Consumption, Production and Supply Chain Management
Paul Nieuwenhuis, Daniel Newman and Anne Touboulic
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- 11 February 2021
Paul Nieuwenhuis, Daniel Newman and Anne Touboulic
Monograph Chapter
In Sustainable Consumption, Production and Supply Chain Management
Paul Nieuwenhuis, Daniel Newman and Anne Touboulic
- Published:
- 11 February 2021
Claude Henry
Reducing greenhouse gases emissions is vital, reducing the stocks already in the atmosphere is a promising complement.
Handbook Chapter
In Standing up for a Sustainable World
Edited by Claude Henry, Johan Rockström and Nicholas Stern
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- 11 December 2020
Claude Henry
From low-key producer and trader of fossil fuels to world leader in offshore wind Farms, a march to sustainable energy.
Handbook Chapter
In Standing up for a Sustainable World
Edited by Claude Henry, Johan Rockström and Nicholas Stern
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- 11 December 2020
Claude Henry
Water apt at meeting human needs is getting scarce, and irrigation is by far the main consumer; hence the vital role of an approach allowing for spectacular water economies.
Handbook Chapter
In Standing up for a Sustainable World
Edited by Claude Henry, Johan Rockström and Nicholas Stern
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- 11 December 2020
Claude Henry
With sea levels rising, coastal protection is more necessary than ever; properly articulating natural and artificial components is an efficient approach.
Handbook Chapter
In Standing up for a Sustainable World
Edited by Claude Henry, Johan Rockström and Nicholas Stern
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- 11 December 2020
Geoffrey Heal
How to rein in meat consumption? Providing attractive vegetal substitutes is a key element of the answer.
Handbook Chapter
In Standing up for a Sustainable World
Edited by Claude Henry, Johan Rockström and Nicholas Stern
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- 11 December 2020
Pippo Ranci
The urgent need to drastically reduce traffic congestion and related pollution in the large cities of South East Asia is being met by multiple efforts for the diffusion of a variey of electric vehicles and new ways of organizing services.
Handbook Chapter
In Standing up for a Sustainable World
Edited by Claude Henry, Johan Rockström and Nicholas Stern
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- 11 December 2020
Dominique Bureau
Taming a major source of greenhouse gases by pumping dormant heat.
Handbook Chapter
In Standing up for a Sustainable World
Edited by Claude Henry, Johan Rockström and Nicholas Stern
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- 11 December 2020
Michel Berry
A town was dying along with the activity that was its raison d’être; its economic, social and political reinvention makes it a showcase of sustainability in France.
Handbook Chapter
In Standing up for a Sustainable World
Edited by Claude Henry, Johan Rockström and Nicholas Stern
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- 11 December 2020