chapter 3 inventory of local food systems

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 5
CHAPTER 1
INVENTORY OF INDICATORS AND INSTRUMENTS CHARACTERIZING
LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS.......................................................................................... 7
1.1. Definition, characterisation and typology ............................................................. 7
1.2. Factors influencing the development of LFS........................................................ 8
1.3. The impact of LFS ............................................................................................. 16
1.4. Conclusions ....................................................................................................... 23
CHAPTER 2
MEASURING THE IMPACT OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS .................................... 25
2.1. Introduction........................................................................................................ 25
2.2. Material and methods ........................................................................................ 25
2.3. Economic indicators .......................................................................................... 27
2.4. Social indicators ................................................................................................ 33
2.5. Ecological indicators.......................................................................................... 40
2.6. Integration and communication of results .......................................................... 55
2.7. Conclusions ....................................................................................................... 58
CHAPTER 3
INVENTORY OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS ............................................................ 59
CHAPTER 4
INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS 61
4.1. Introduction........................................................................................................ 61
4.2. Method and research design ............................................................................. 61
4.3. The cases and their dilemmas........................................................................... 62
4.4. Interventions ...................................................................................................... 64
4.5. Towards a theory of LFS development.............................................................. 65
4.6. Conclusions ....................................................................................................... 69
CHAPTER 5
SYNTHESIS AND DISSEMINATION ....................................................................... 71
5.1. Introduction........................................................................................................ 71
5.2. The Sustainability Cafe...................................................................................... 71
5.3. Synthesis, conclusions and recommendations .................................................. 73
5.4. Presentations and papers.................................................................................. 74
REFERENCES ......................................................................................................... 77