Food Waste Management : Solving the Wicked Problem /

This book focuses on the crucial sustainability challenge of reducing food waste at the level of consumer-society. Providing an in-depth, research-based overview of the multifaceted problem, it considers environmental, economic, social and ethical factors. Perspectives included in the book address h...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Närvänen, Elina (Editor), Mesiranta, Nina (Editor), Mattila, Malla (Editor), Heikkinen, Anna (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Subjects:	Industrial management-Environmental aspects. Motivation research (Marketing). Organization. Planning. Waste management. Sustainability Management. Consumer Behavior. Waste Management/Waste Technology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	This book focuses on the crucial sustainability challenge of reducing food waste at the level of consumer-society. Providing an in-depth, research-based overview of the multifaceted problem, it considers environmental, economic, social and ethical factors. Perspectives included in the book address households, consumers, and organizations, and their role in reducing food waste. Rather than focusing upon the reasons for food waste itself, the chapters develop research-based solutions for the problem, providing a much-needed solution-orientated approach that takes multiple perspectives into account. Chapters 1, 2, 12 and 16 of this book are available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (XXIX, 455 pages 37 illustrations, 1 illustrations in color.)
ISBN:	9783030205614
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-030-20561-4