Essays about: "Anne Lönnerud"

Found 1 essay containing the words Anne Lönnerud.

  1. 1. Facing Peak Oil and Climate Change: A Pragmatic Approach to a Re-localized Food Production System in Uppsala, Sweden

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anne Lönnerud; [2012]
    Keywords : sustainable development; landscape planning; re-localization; local food; resilience; peak oil; climate change; hållbar utveckling; landskapsplanering; re-lokalisering; lokal mat; resiliens; oljetoppen; klimatförändringar;

    Abstract : Globalization and industrial agriculture have enabled consumers in Sweden and other countries in the Western world to enjoy foodstuffs from many parts of the world at very affordable monetary prices, but at the same time involving a lot of external costs in the form of environmental degradation, and a high dependency on foreign agricultural ecosystems as well as on oil and other non-renewable inputs, thus degrading sustainability and resilience in the food system. Accelerated climate change and the upcoming peak oil crisis call for a reorientation and a transition to a more locally-based system. READ MORE