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Moving to a New Paradigm: A Reflection on Ethics
Sara Bajor, '15
Jan 01, 0001
Environmental ethics sustainability Avalon Organic Gardens and EcoVillage farm-management software social justice appropriate technology food security Aldo Leopold community fatherly love Service Urantia Book Agricultural Economics Ethics and Political Philosophy food security Natural Resources and Conservation Service Learning sustainability
Published by: Ursinus College
Producing Edible Landscapes in Seattle's Urban Forest
Over the next decades, green infrastructure initiatives such as tree planting campaigns, and ecological restoration will dramatically change the species composition, species distribution and structure of urban forests across the...
green infrastructure urban ecosystems urban food production urban forestry Urban planning Seattle Environmental Sciences Environmental Studies food security Natural Resources Management and Policy Nature and Society Relations Other Political Science Place and Environment sustainability Urban Studies and Planning
Published by: Ursinus College
Evaluating the Impact of a SNAP Challenge on University Participant Attitudes Toward Poverty
Susan Tyler Wallace Harding
Jan 01, 0001
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a week-long SNAP Challenge completed by university participants influenced perceptions about poverty. Design: Pretest and posttest questionnaires measured changes in...
Published by: Winthrop University
Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat
LA Garibaldi, FJ Oddi, FE Miguez, I Bartomeus, MC Orr, EG Jobbágy, C Kremen, LA Schulte, AC Hughes, C Bagnato, G Abramson, P Bridgewater, DG Carella, S Díaz, LV Dicks, EC Ellis, M Goldenberg, CA Huaylla, M Kuperman, H Locke, Z Mehrabi, F Santibañez, CD Zhu
Apr 30, 2021
Abstract: International agreements aim to conserve 17% of Earth's land area by 2020 but include no area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that support human needs through farming, ranching, and forestry....
Urban Forests and Their Potential to Combat Food Insecurity: Analyzing Street Trees in Baltimore, MD for Their Edibility
Victoria Bearden
Jan 01, 0001
Food insecure environments, in which residents lack consistent access to nutritious food materials, can occur in urban settings. Literature on urban forests suggests that trees can provide a range of provisioning ecosystem...
food insecurity urban forests GIS street trees edibility Baltimore Environmental Sciences Environmental Studies food security Geographic Information Sciences
Published by: Ursinus College
Prevalence of food insecurity among college students at a southeastern university
Wanda Koszewski
Jan 01, 0001
Research done at Winthrop University on the food security issue of our students.
Published by: Winthrop University
Fighting Food Insecurity in New York City: What Role for Street Trees?
Kristen Cooney
Jan 01, 0001
There is growing recognition that urban forests have the potential to combat food insecurity via their edible parts, namely fruits, berries, and nuts. I researched New York City's street trees, by locating trees with edible...
urban forests food insecurity street trees urban food forestry urban foraging ecosystem services Environmental Sciences food security Forest management Horticulture Other Forestry and Forest Sciences
Published by: Ursinus College
An Analysis of Decolonization Efforts in Urban Agriculture: A Pathway to Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Cultural Revitalization
Sarah Fisher
Jan 01, 0001
My research focuses on applications of urban agriculture, relationships between Indigenous peoples and community-based agriculture projects, and decolonizing food systems. I provide insight on colonialist tendencies, or ways in...
decolonizing Indigenous agriculture colonialism food systems environmental decision-making Agricultural Education Agronomy and Crop Sciences Environmental Sciences food security Social Influence and Political Communication social justice Urban Studies and Planning
Published by: Ursinus College
Crop genetic erosion
Colin K Khoury, Stephen Brush, Denise E Costich, Helen Anne Curry, Stef de Haan, Johannes MM Engels, Luigi Guarino, Sean Hoban, Kristin L Mercer, Allison J Miller, Gary P Nabhan, Hugo R Perales, Chris Richards, Chance Riggins, Imke Thormann
Aug 23, 2021
Crop diversity underpins the productivity, resilience and adaptive capacity of agriculture. Loss of this diversity, termed crop genetic erosion, is therefore concerning. While alarms regarding evident declines in crop diversity...
Homegarden diversity and food security in southern Mexico.
Jennifer Castañeda-Navarrete
Jun 17, 2021
UNLABELLED: Home gardens are recognised in the literature for their contribution to food security, yet the process by which agrobiodiversity and household characteristics mediate this relationship is less well understood. This...
Rethinking what food security means to students
Definitions of food insecurity can be poorly aligned with student experiences, based on our collaborative research with the UNCC Jamil Niner Student Pantry. Interviews identify time, stigma, transportation, and quality of food...
Published by: Winthrop University
Cross-Sectional Association of Food Source with Food Insecurity, Dietary Diversity and Body Mass Index in Western Kenya
The triple burden of malnutrition in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is partly a result of changing food environments and a shift from traditional diets to high-calorie Western-style diets. Exploring the...
Elizabeth Olatunji, Charles Obonyo, Pamela Wadende, Vincent Were, Rosemary Musuva, Charles Lwanga, Eleanor Turner-Moss, Matthew Pearce, Ebele RI Mogo, Oliver Francis, Louise Foley
Feb 10, 2022
BMI Kenya Body Mass Index Dietary diversity food insecurity food security food source Malnutrition Nutrition Supermarket triple burden of malnutrition Adult Animal Husbandry Body Mass Index Consumer Behavior Cross-Sectional Studies Diet Family Characteristics Female food insecurity Food Supply Humans Kenya Male Malnutrition Odds Ratio Poisson Distribution Regression Analysis
The contribution of ‘chitoumou’, the edible caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, to the food security of smallholder farmers in southwestern Burkina Faso
Charlotte L. R. Payne, Athanase Badolo, Sioned Cox, Bakary Sagnon, Darja Dobermann, Charlotte Milbank, Pete Scarborough, Antoine Sanon, Fernand Bationo, Andrew Balmford
Dec 05, 2020
Abstract: Edible insects have been advocated as a means to combat food insecurity, which is prevalent in West Africa. In this study we look at the contribution of the shea caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, colloquially known as...
Cross-Sectional Association of Food Source with Food Insecurity, Dietary Diversity and Body Mass Index in Western Kenya
The triple burden of malnutrition in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is partly a result of changing food environments and a shift from traditional diets to high-calorie Western-style diets. Exploring the...
Elizabeth Olatunji, Charles Obonyo, Pamela Wadende, Vincent Were, Rosemary Musuva, Charles Lwanga, Eleanor Turner-Moss, Matthew Pearce, Ebele RI Mogo, Oliver Francis, Louise Foley
Jan 07, 2022
A Combined Theory of Change-Group Model Building Approach to Evaluating “Farm to Fork” Models for School Feeding in the Caribbean
There is a scarcity of research on building nutrition-sensitive value chains (NSVCs) to improve diets and nutrition outcomes of populations in the Caribbean. This study contributes to filling this research gap by...
The contribution of ‘chitoumou’, the edible caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, to the food security of smallholder farmers in southwestern Burkina Faso
Insects as food and feed
CLR Payne, D Dobermann, A Forkes, J House, J Josephs, A McBride, A Müller, RS Quilliam, S Soares
Jun 30, 2016
Against food security
D Nally
Jan 18, 2016
The contribution of ‘chitoumou’, the edible caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, to the food security of smallholder farmers in southwestern Burkina Faso
Charlotte L. R. Payne, Athanase Badolo, Sioned Cox, Bakary Sagnon, Darja Dobermann, Charlotte Milbank, Pete Scarborough, Antoine Sanon, Fernand Bationo, Andrew Balmford
Jun 06, 2020
Abstract: Edible insects have been advocated as a means to combat food insecurity, which is prevalent in West Africa. In this study we look at the contribution of the shea caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, colloquially known as...
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