Sustainable Food Security in the Arctic
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- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2001
- Category
- Nutrition
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- ISBN
- 9781772122435
- Publish Date
- Jan 2001
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Description
This volume considers the question of food security (or insecurity) and various mechanisms affecting its sustainability. Issues vary between regions of the circumarctic, but many common themes emerge. The contributions provide the interim results of a multi-disciplinary research initiative.
About the author
Gerard Duhaime, Canada Research Chair in Comparative Aboriginal Conditions, has been teaching sociology at Université Laval since 1988. He has published several books and papers, edited collective works, and given many conferences. A former president of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA), he played an important role in the integration of the social issues and communities of the North when planning International Polar Year. Finally, he held several positions in administration and scientific discussion at Université Laval before setting up the Louis-Edmond-Hamelin Chair for Nordic social sciences research.