Couverture / Jaquette

Note biographique

Alessandro Corsi is Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Turin, Italy.

Filippo Barbera is Associate Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Turin, Italy and Affiliate of the Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy.

Egidio Dansero is Professor of Political and Economic Geography at the University of Turin, Italy.  

Cristiana Peano is Associate Professor of Arboriculture at the University of Turin, Italy.

Fonctionnalité

Discusses the prospects for the development of AFNs

Takes an empirical and analytical approach in understanding the growth of AFNs

Examines the sustainability of AFNs

Table des matières

Part I: Introductions.-  Chapter 1: Introduction.-Chapter 2: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Alternative Food Networks.- Part II: AFNs from the Consumers' Viewpoint.- Chapter 3: Introduction to Part II.- Chapter 4:Determinants of Participation in AFNs and its Value for Consumers.- Chapter 5: Consumers' Quality Conventions in Alternative, Conventional and High-Quality Food Chains.- Chapter 6: The Environmental Quality Factors sought by Consumers in Alternative and Conventional Market Channels.- Chapter 7: Understanding Alternative Food Networks after the Crisis: Testing Four Scenarios in Italy.- Part III: AFNs From the Producers' Viewpoint .- Chapter 8: Introduction to Part III.- Chapter 9: Determinants of Farmers' Participation in AFNs.- Chapter 10: The Economic Viability Of Solidarity Purchase Groups (Gruppi Di Acquisto Solidale).- Chapter 11: Quality and Price Setting By Producers In AFNs.- Part IV: Environment, Territory, and AFNs.- Chapter 12: Introduction to Part IV.- Chapter 13: Applied Environmental Sustainability of Fruits and Vegetables in Different Distribution Channels (AFNs and Large Scale Retail).- Chapter 14: Reterritorialization, Proximity and Urban Food Planning: Research Perspectives on AFNs.- Part V: Conclusions.- Chapter 15: Conclusions: An Interdisciplinary Assessment.