Why Place-Based Food Systems? Food Security in a Chaotic World

William E. Rees

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2019, vol. 9, issue 1

Abstract: First paragraph: Techno-industrial society is founded on a ‘socially constructed’ myth of perpetual economic growth propelled by the cult of efficiency, expanding trade, and continuous technological progress. But this neoliberal vision has resulted in an increasingly unsustainable entanglement of nations in a world compromised by ecological overshoot. Today, many countries are dependent on others for critical resources, including food, even as population growth and increased consumption deplete and pollute the ecosystems essential for human survival. Climate change and energy uncertainty further threaten trade-dependent populations. Indeed, societal collapse is a growing possibility. The future food security of cities—or any size of human settlement—lies in greater regional self-reliance, particularly through the protection of arable land and the re-localization of both primary agriculture and food processing. . . . See the press release for this article.

Keywords: Food Security and Poverty; Environmental Economics and Policy; Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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