Foodsaving in Europe : At the Crossroad of Social Innovation

This book provides comparative, multi-disciplinary research on the surplus food distribution in Europe and its relation to food poverty, with a focus on the interaction of for-profit and non-profit organisations. It offers an informed and rich discussion in understanding the collaboration between pr...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Baglioni, Simone (Editor), Calò, Francesca (Editor), Garrone, Paola (Editor), Molteni, Mario (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319565552
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-56555-2
Physical DescriptionIX, 164 p. 25 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction - Food security and food waste reduction: a social innovation approach to current social, environmental and political concerns
  • PART 1 - Policy-Makers
  • Chapter 2 - European policy for food security: The surplus food redistribution option
  • Chapter 3 - Public policy interventions in surplus food recovery in France, Germany, Italy and Spain
  • PART 2 - The business sector
  • Chapter 4 - Surplus food redistribution in the supply chain: a conceptual framework
  • Chapter 5 - Surplus food redistribution in the supply chain: best practices from European countries
  • PART 3 -The non-profit sector
  • Chapter 6 - A model for analysing non-profit organisations in the food recovery, management and redistribution chain
  • Chapter 7 - Best practices in Europe for developing food recovery in non-profit organisations
  • Chapter 8 - Conclusion.