The University of Queensland

Governing Food Security in Australia in an Era of Climate Change: A Sociological Analysis (2012–2014)

Abstract:

Ensuring Australia's food security is an emerging concern for the nation. This study will: evaluate the impacts upon food security of a range of resource and environmental factors, including climate change; examine the governance of food security; explore the food-security issues arising from the extreme weather events of 2011; and assess long- and short-chain systems of food provision at a time of crisis. Expected outcomes are: a critical understanding of the agencies responsible for food security governance; an assessment of the ability of the agrifood system to ensure food security; conceptual developments in food governance; and recommendations to improve food governance in Australia.

Grant type:

ARC Discovery Projects

Researchers:

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  Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrence

  Emeritus Professor
  

  School of Social Science

  Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Funded by:

Australian Research Council