Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects
| Autor: | Katalin Takacs-Gyorgy, Konrád Kiss, Csaba Ruszkai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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short supply chains
Supply chain 0211 other engineering and technologies consumer behavior 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences local food Food chain Production (economics) 021108 energy Agricultural productivity lcsh:Science Consumer behaviour Industrial organization 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nature and Landscape Conservation environmental burden Circular economy food waste Local economy Sustainability producers lcsh:Q Business |
| Zdroj: | Resources, Vol 8, Iss 4, p 161 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2079-9276 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/resources8040161 |
| Popis: | The sustainability of global food chains and intense agricultural production has become questionable. At the same time, the consumers’ interest in short supply chains (SSCs) and direct sales from producers has increased. SSCs are connected to sustainability by researchers. Their (supposed) positive sustainability attributes are based mostly on extensive production methods and short transport distances. However, from other points of view, the economic and environmental sustainability of the short chains is questionable. Our research aims to cast light on the SSCs’ role in circular economy and sustainability. By deep literature review and content analysis, we determine the sustainability aspects of short (local) chains and their effects related to economy and environment. Short supply chains are connected most widely to circularity and sustainability by the subjects of environmental burden (transport, production method, emission), health, food quality, consumers’ behavior, producer-consumer relationships, and local economy. According to our experience, these factors cannot be generalised across all kinds of short chains. Their circular economic and sustainability features are dependent on their spatial location, type, and individual attitudes of the involved consumers and producers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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