Food Systems Modelling emphasizes sustainability, including the impact of agriculture and food production on profits, people and environment, with a particular focus on the ability of humanity to continue producing food in the midst of global environmental change. Sections introduce the purpose of models, the definition of a food system, the importance of disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary inquiry, cover specific branches of modeling in the sustainability of food systems, and wrestle with the challenge of communicating modeling research and appropriately integrating multiple dimensions of sustainability.
This book will be a welcomed reference for food scientists, agricultural scientists, nutritionists, environmental scientists, ecologists, economists, those working in agribusiness and food supply chain management, community and public health, and urban and regional planning, as well as academicians and graduate students interested in the sustainability of food systems.
1. Food Systems Modelling - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Front Matter - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Contributors - p. Page vii 9. Acknowledgements - p. Page viii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 11. List of Tables - p. Page x 12. 1 : Using models to study food systems - p. Page x 13. 2 : The origins, definitions and differences among concepts that underlie food systems modeling - p. Page x 14. 3 : Life cycle assessment of food systems and diets - p. Page x 15. 4 : Water Footprint Assessment: towards water-wise food systems - p. Page x 16. 5 : Land use modeling: from farm to food systems - p. Page x 17. 6 : Foodshed analysis and carrying capacity estimation - p. Page x 18. 7 : Market and supply chain models for analysis of food systems - p. Page x 19. 8 : Using input-output analysis to estimate the economic impacts of food system initiatives - p. Page x 20. 9 : Environmental Input-Output (EIO) Models for Food Systems Research: Application and Extensions⁎ - p. Page x 21. 10 : Modeling biophysical and socioeconomic interactions in food systems with the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) - p. Page x 22. 11 : Using social network analysis to understand and enhance local and regional food systems - p. Page x 23. 12 : Participatory modeling of the food system: The case of community-based systems dynamics - p. Page x 24. 13 : Using models to understand community interventions for improving public health and food systems - p. Page x 25. 14 : Applying environmental models in the food business context - p. Page x 26. 15 : Inquiry within, between, and beyond disciplines - p. Page x 27. 16 : Towards a holistic understanding of food systems - p. Page x 28. Glossary of terms - p. Page x 29. Index - p. Page x
Food Systems Modelling emphasizes sustainability, including the impact of agriculture and food production on profits, people and environment, with a particular focus on the ability of humanity to continue producing food in the midst of global environmental change. Sections introduce the purpose of models, the definition of a food system, the importance of disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary inquiry, cover specific branches of modeling in the sustainability of food systems, and wrestle with the challenge of communicating modeling research and appropriately integrating multiple dimensions of sustainability.
This book will be a welcomed reference for food scientists, agricultural scientists, nutritionists, environmental scientists, ecologists, economists, those working in agribusiness and food supply chain management, community and public health, and urban and regional planning, as well as academicians and graduate students interested in the sustainability of food systems.
1. Food Systems Modelling - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Front Matter - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Contributors - p. Page vii 9. Acknowledgements - p. Page viii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 11. List of Tables - p. Page x 12. 1 : Using models to study food systems - p. Page x 13. 2 : The origins, definitions and differences among concepts that underlie food systems modeling - p. Page x 14. 3 : Life cycle assessment of food systems and diets - p. Page x 15. 4 : Water Footprint Assessment: towards water-wise food systems - p. Page x 16. 5 : Land use modeling: from farm to food systems - p. Page x 17. 6 : Foodshed analysis and carrying capacity estimation - p. Page x 18. 7 : Market and supply chain models for analysis of food systems - p. Page x 19. 8 : Using input-output analysis to estimate the economic impacts of food system initiatives - p. Page x 20. 9 : Environmental Input-Output (EIO) Models for Food Systems Research: Application and Extensions⁎ - p. Page x 21. 10 : Modeling biophysical and socioeconomic interactions in food systems with the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) - p. Page x 22. 11 : Using social network analysis to understand and enhance local and regional food systems - p. Page x 23. 12 : Participatory modeling of the food system: The case of community-based systems dynamics - p. Page x 24. 13 : Using models to understand community interventions for improving public health and food systems - p. Page x 25. 14 : Applying environmental models in the food business context - p. Page x 26. 15 : Inquiry within, between, and beyond disciplines - p. Page x 27. 16 : Towards a holistic understanding of food systems - p. Page x 28. Glossary of terms - p. Page x 29. Index - p. Page x
