Essays about: "food miles"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words food miles.

  1. 1. Attracting tourists with the use of local food : Using a multiple case study to investigate the role of local food in the marketing of tourist destinations in the UK

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Anna Söderström; [2022]
    Keywords : local food; culinary tourism; uk; destination marketing; food and drink; British food; dmc; dmo; lokal mat; matturism; Storbritannien; destinationsmarknadsföring; mat och dryck; brittisk mat;

    Abstract : Tourism is one of the largest sectors in the world, contributing to one in ten jobs globally and 10% of the global GDP. However, the climate is facing many challenges and the tourism sector must become more sustainable. READ MORE

  3. 2. Water Scarcity and Development A case study of the Euphrates water shortages and their implications on northern Syria.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Yazan Najy; [2022]
    Keywords : Water Scarcity; Euphrates River; Sustainable Development Goals SDGs ; Northern Syria; Water; Energy and Food Nexus WEF .; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In yet another alarming development in Syria, the waters of the Euphrates River have declined to critically low levels in 2021. The unprecedented low water levels of the Euphrates put nearly 5.5 million Syrians at risk as they depend on the Euphrates basin for drinking water and agricultural production. READ MORE

  4. 3. Assessing the Potential of Hydroponic Farming to Reduce Food Imports: The Case of Lettuce Production in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rouzbeh Taghizadeh; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Urban Agriculture; Hydroponics; Food Import; Lettuce Production;

    Abstract : Many studies have investigated the issue of feeding the world’s growing population from different perspectives. Conventional agricultural methods usually have small production yields while requiring large amounts of scarce and unevenly distributed resources such as farmland and water. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Swedish bilberry industry : a case study on food commodification and spatial irrationalities

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Lotten Lundgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Bilberries; commodification; food miles; spatial irrationalities; commodity fetishism; time-space compression.;

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  6. 5. Food and the City : The case study of Athens, Greece. Investigating the role of the food cycle and food dependencies of the contemporary city centers from the periphery

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Marianna Patelida; [2020]
    Keywords : food; dependency; city; urban; agriculture; community; local;

    Abstract : Food and City Project is about investigating the role of the food cycle and the food dependencies from the periphery that appear in contemporary city centers. Food as a multidimensional network can have a significant impact spatially, by mapping the food miles that the food is traveling, in terms of values when there is knowledge about the value of the product that is consumed. READ MORE