Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development.
Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are …

Cuba's transition to agroecology is perhaps as widely known as it is misunderstood. In
response to the economic crisis of the early 1990s, the Cuban agricultural sector largely …

Agriculture is not only an essential nexus between society and nature but in its current
industrial form also a possible threat to ecological stability. This article explores how a …

This study focused on one of the formulas for assessing social metabolism, specifically
derived from individual variables. The formula was utilized as a framework for analyzing …

The historical development of capitalism created what Karl Marx called a rift in the social
metabolism with nature, whereby soil nutrients were systematically siphoned into cities …

Abstract Groundwater from the Ogallala-High Plains Aquifer supports one of the most
productive agriculture regions in the world. Yet, despite nearly 40 years of policies designed …

Urban vegetable production is an intensive agricultural strategy through which urban
dwellers secure income and improve their livelihoods. An ethnographic study was …

Sustainability is a contested concept that has been at the center of discussions of natural
and social scientists for decades. Mainstream conceptualizations, predicated upon the …

This paper brings together metabolic rift theory and discussions surrounding energy
democracy. Energy democracy is interpreted as a political program and social movement to …

Socio-economic metabolism (SEM) occupies a central place in the study of agri-food
systems. While researchers are asked to address growing environmental and social issues …