Analyser les impacts des circuits courts alimentaires : une étude en Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Short food supply chains seem to be a virtuous alternative to classical food chains notably to ensure a sustainable food supply of cities. However, there are some doubts as to whether they deserve this reputation. Numerous researches have indeed shown different economic, social and environmental imp...

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Main Authors: Amélie Gonçalves, Thomas Zeroual
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Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation 2016-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/11986
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description Short food supply chains seem to be a virtuous alternative to classical food chains notably to ensure a sustainable food supply of cities. However, there are some doubts as to whether they deserve this reputation. Numerous researches have indeed shown different economic, social and environmental impacts according to the short supply chain. However, these effects and the potential role of these chains in a more sustainable agriculture are not straightforward. The plurality of possible definitions of these chains is an explaining factor of this phenomenon, leading to a diversity of perimeters and modes of assessment. This article’s goal is to provide a different definition of these short chains based on the framework of the Econonomics of Convention, especially the one of the “worlds of production”. Based on this new definition, we then provide a comparative assessment of different types of short chains. To achieve this, we focus on a specific type of impacts: the ones of logistics. The demonstration is based on the study of short chains with one intermediate in the French region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The research shows how and in what measures the specific performance requirements of a world of production and its related short food supply chains – permanent supply, strong price competition – explain the lack of sustainability regarding the logistics of some short chains. As a consequence, the reduction of some of these specific requirements appears as a mean of increasing the sustainability of these chain’s logistics.
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spelling doaj-art-801acf3398464ba0ba88ab91c6bdc7e52025-01-30T14:26:50ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962016-12-012010.4000/regulation.11986Analyser les impacts des circuits courts alimentaires : une étude en Nord-Pas-de-CalaisAmélie GonçalvesThomas ZeroualShort food supply chains seem to be a virtuous alternative to classical food chains notably to ensure a sustainable food supply of cities. However, there are some doubts as to whether they deserve this reputation. Numerous researches have indeed shown different economic, social and environmental impacts according to the short supply chain. However, these effects and the potential role of these chains in a more sustainable agriculture are not straightforward. The plurality of possible definitions of these chains is an explaining factor of this phenomenon, leading to a diversity of perimeters and modes of assessment. This article’s goal is to provide a different definition of these short chains based on the framework of the Econonomics of Convention, especially the one of the “worlds of production”. Based on this new definition, we then provide a comparative assessment of different types of short chains. To achieve this, we focus on a specific type of impacts: the ones of logistics. The demonstration is based on the study of short chains with one intermediate in the French region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The research shows how and in what measures the specific performance requirements of a world of production and its related short food supply chains – permanent supply, strong price competition – explain the lack of sustainability regarding the logistics of some short chains. As a consequence, the reduction of some of these specific requirements appears as a mean of increasing the sustainability of these chain’s logistics.https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/11986logisticssustainabilityworlds of productionAlternative food networks
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Analyser les impacts des circuits courts alimentaires : une étude en Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Revue de la Régulation
logistics
sustainability
worlds of production
Alternative food networks
title Analyser les impacts des circuits courts alimentaires : une étude en Nord-Pas-de-Calais
title_full Analyser les impacts des circuits courts alimentaires : une étude en Nord-Pas-de-Calais
title_fullStr Analyser les impacts des circuits courts alimentaires : une étude en Nord-Pas-de-Calais
title_full_unstemmed Analyser les impacts des circuits courts alimentaires : une étude en Nord-Pas-de-Calais
title_short Analyser les impacts des circuits courts alimentaires : une étude en Nord-Pas-de-Calais
title_sort analyser les impacts des circuits courts alimentaires une etude en nord pas de calais
topic logistics
sustainability
worlds of production
Alternative food networks
url https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/11986
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