Climate change adaptation and food supply chain management
By: [edited by] Ari Paloviita and Marja Järvelä
Series: Routledge advances in climate change research
Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9781138796669; 9781315757728
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development; Management; Government policy; Environmental aspects; Food supply; Sustainability; Climatic changes; Economic aspects; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy; Sustainable agriculture
Description: "This book highlights the issue of adaptation to climate change in food supply chains, the management and policy implications and the importance of supply chain resilience. As the success of the entire food supply chain depends on the prosperity of farms and local communities, the direct climate change risks faced by the agricultural sector are also risks to businesses and food supply chains. Hence, the importance of resilience at farm level, community level and business level when looking at food supply chain policy and management. Attention is given to each phase of the supply chain: input production, agriculture, food processing, retailing, consumption and post-consumption. The book integrates various approaches related to sustainability, resilience and climate adaptation drawing from environmental management, environmental policy, agro-ecology, sociology and behavioral sciences. European case studies demonstrate the vulnerabilities of contemporary food supply chains, the opportunities and competitive advantages related to climate change, and the trans-disciplinary challenges related to successful climate adaptation. The authors argue for a redefinition of the way food supply chains are operated, located and coordinated and propose a novel approach enhancing climate-resilient food supply chain policy and management"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208) and index.