Food Supply Chains in Cities: Modern Tools for Circularity and Sustainability

by Emel Aktas

Book Overview

This book analyses the food sector which has economic and political significance for all countries. A highly fragmented and heavily regulated sector, it has become increasingly complex owing to globalisation and geographical decoupling of production and consumption activities. The urban population of the world has grown from 746 million in 1950 to 3.9 billion in 2014 and more than 70% of the population is anticipated to be living in urban areas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030340678
• ISBN13: 9783030340674
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"