Metrics from the Field: Letting Food Systems Emerge

First paragraph: What if we assessed food systems as systems that are adapting, and not simply as static objects of research? What if we examined their underlying dynamics, rather than limiting ourselves to measuring only performance or impact? What if we embraced the complexity of the moment, and...

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Main Author: Ken Meter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
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Online Access:https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/7
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spelling doaj-78a0bb7ff0094ce188e636f06648faf52020-11-25T03:06:26ZengThomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012016-10-011110.5304/jafscd.2010.011.0067Metrics from the Field: Letting Food Systems EmergeKen Meter0Crossroads Resource Center First paragraph: What if we assessed food systems as systems that are adapting, and not simply as static objects of research? What if we examined their underlying dynamics, rather than limiting ourselves to measuring only performance or impact? What if we embraced the complexity of the moment, and moved beyond linear models? These questions are gaining primacy as the global food movement both grows in complexity and gains momentum.... https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/7Econometrics
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Metrics from the Field: Letting Food Systems Emerge
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Econometrics
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title Metrics from the Field: Letting Food Systems Emerge
title_short Metrics from the Field: Letting Food Systems Emerge
title_full Metrics from the Field: Letting Food Systems Emerge
title_fullStr Metrics from the Field: Letting Food Systems Emerge
title_full_unstemmed Metrics from the Field: Letting Food Systems Emerge
title_sort metrics from the field: letting food systems emerge
publisher Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
series Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
issn 2152-0801
publishDate 2016-10-01
description First paragraph: What if we assessed food systems as systems that are adapting, and not simply as static objects of research? What if we examined their underlying dynamics, rather than limiting ourselves to measuring only performance or impact? What if we embraced the complexity of the moment, and moved beyond linear models? These questions are gaining primacy as the global food movement both grows in complexity and gains momentum....
topic Econometrics
url https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/7
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