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UBC Food Systems Project (UBCFSP) : scenario 2A

University of British Columbia. Sustainability Office

The purpose of this study was to assess the true cost of food at UBC. To do this, we created a set of indicators to evaluate negative externalities within the food system, using the model provided by 2003’s group 9 as a framework for our study. We determined that measuring externalities is a complex process. However, it is an important component of research into sustainability at UBC. Thus, we chose six indicators that we felt covered some of the most significant externalities associated with our food system. It will be important for future AGSC 450 classes to acknowledge the existence of these externalities, and our indicators will provide a basis upon which to analyze food system externalities in future studies. 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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University of British Columbia. AGSC 450; UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0132812

Land and Food Systems, Faculty of

Unreviewed

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