TY - T1 - The sustainability promise of alternative food networks: an examination through ‘‘alternative’’ characteristics SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/311159 T3 - A1 - Forssell, Sini; Lankoski, Leena A2 - PB - Y1 - 2015 LA - eng AB - Concerns about the unsustainability of the conventional food system have brought attention to so called alternative food networks (AFNs), which are widely thought to be more sustainable. However, claims made about AFNs’ sustainability have been subject to a range of criticisms. Some of them present counterevidence, while others have pointed to problematic underlying features in the academic literature and popular discourse that may hamper our understanding of AFNs’ sustainability. Considering th... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - 4111 Agronomy; 416 Food Science; 511 Economics N1 - PP - ER -