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The UBC Food system : assessing sustainability Sham, Josephine; Wijono, Theresia; Brocklesby, Chris; Lawseth, Andrea; Dunkley, Carla; Ngan, Amy; Hung, Shiu-Kay; J-Cactas Consulting

Abstract

Our objective is to develop a research proposal for the assessment of UBC's food system sustainability. We designed a model of the UBC food system sustainability continuum, ranking inputs, wastes and the UBC farm from unsustainable to sustainable. In order to measure UBC's current food system, we adapted and created indicators for three focus areas of study. The focus was placed on ecological, economical and social sustainability. The implementation of these indicators will allow researchers to assess UBC's food system quantitatively and qualitatively in order to identify the progress to sustainability. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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Title
The UBC Food system : assessing sustainability
Creator
Sham, Josephine; Wijono, Theresia; Brocklesby, Chris; Lawseth, Andrea; Dunkley, Carla; Ngan, Amy; Hung, Shiu-Kay; J-Cactas Consulting
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Sustainability Office
Date Issued
2003-04-02
Description
Our objective is to develop a research proposal for the assessment of UBC's food system sustainability. We designed a model of the UBC food system sustainability continuum, ranking inputs, wastes and the UBC farm from unsustainable to sustainable. In order to measure UBC's current food system, we adapted and created indicators for three focus areas of study. The focus was placed on ecological, economical and social sustainability. The implementation of these indicators will allow researchers to assess UBC's food system quantitatively and qualitatively in order to identify the progress to sustainability. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. AGSC 450; UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report
Date Available
2014-12-09
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0108706
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/51430
Affiliation
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Undergraduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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