Image Resources Our extensive research library contains thousands of summaries of journal articles, reports and news stories that can be searched by keyword and category RESOURCES CATEGORYBooksBriefing paperEvent recordingFeatured articlesFeatured reportGameJournal articlesNews and resourcesReportsThink pieceVideoWorking paperWorkshop summary YEAR201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Resource Give Peas a Chance As regards UK based research, one example of a systems approach to the food chain is "Give Peas a Chance: Transformations in Food Consumption and Production Systems" by Ken Green and Chris Foster. This paper looks at the environmental and social sustainability of different strategies for food systems by analysing the whole chain of production, processing, distribution and consumption activities of the production of frozen peas, a vegetable that is 'symbolic' of modern food systems and the UK diet. It explores such issues as: Read Resource North Energy Associates Work carried out by the Resources Research Unit at Sheffield Hallam University, under Professor Nigel Mortimer (who has also carried out work on biofuels – click on the PDF icon for example) ranks various kinds of commercial buildings on the basis of their energy use and CO2 emissions per square metre. The study looks at both food and non-food related premises. Read Resource The Defra-funded Market Transformation Programme Read Resource Meat production and consumption in Belgium Read Resource Global environmental costs of beef production Read Resource Diet and distribution of environmental impact Read Resource Academic papers Other more detailed academic papers of interest include the following: Read Resource Agriculture for food versus agriculture for energy Read Resource Amber Waves Read VIEW MORE
Resource Give Peas a Chance As regards UK based research, one example of a systems approach to the food chain is "Give Peas a Chance: Transformations in Food Consumption and Production Systems" by Ken Green and Chris Foster. This paper looks at the environmental and social sustainability of different strategies for food systems by analysing the whole chain of production, processing, distribution and consumption activities of the production of frozen peas, a vegetable that is 'symbolic' of modern food systems and the UK diet. It explores such issues as: Read
Resource North Energy Associates Work carried out by the Resources Research Unit at Sheffield Hallam University, under Professor Nigel Mortimer (who has also carried out work on biofuels – click on the PDF icon for example) ranks various kinds of commercial buildings on the basis of their energy use and CO2 emissions per square metre. The study looks at both food and non-food related premises. Read
