Les « kilomètres alimentaires »: de la compréhension du concept à la complexité de la réalité

Gilles Grolleau (), Lucie Sirieix and Burkhard Schaer

Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine, 2010, vol. décembre, issue 5, 899-911

Abstract: Despite their intuitive appeal, food miles are a complex issue. We show that this a priori simple concept is still fuzzy and difficult to make operational. Its apparent simplicity can occult several difficult tradeoffs and pitfalls. Food miles can also be used for strategic purposes, resulting in an ambiguous welfare outcome with considerable impacts on the organization of food supply chains.

Keywords: consumption; environment; food miles; supply chains (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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