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PROGRESS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 22-40Publisher
ARNOLD, HODDER HEADLINE PLC
DOI: 10.1191/0309132505ph526oa
Keywords
alternative food networks; relocalization; turn to 'quality'; weaker and stronger alternative systems of food provision
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This article reviews recent research into alternative systems of food provision. It considers, first, what the concept of 'alternativeness' might mean, based on recent discussions in economic geography. Informed by this, it discusses food relocalization and the turn to 'quality' food production, arguing that both are 'weaker' alternative systems of food provision because of their emphasis on food. It then examines some 'stronger' alternative systems of food provision, which emphasize the networks through which food passes. Lastly, the paper reflects on the concept of alternativeness in the context of food supply chains, and suggests some possible directions for future research.
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