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Abstract: It is increasingly understood that the globalized industrial food system upon which much of the world's population depends is vulnerable to disturbances such as climate change, fossil fuel depletion, and market volatility, which has led many to begin searching for food system models that exhibit greater resiliency. Cuba may provide one such model, as the nation was forced to adapt to a s... read moreevere economic contraction and reduction in access to resources after the fall of the Soviet Union and the tightening of U.S. imposed trade sanctions, yet has persisted in providing adequate nutrition to its people and staved off widespread hunger under these difficult conditions. This report will examine the evolution of the Cuban food system through the theoretical framework of Social Ecological System (SES) resiliency to draw out insights on what a potentially resilient food system model might look like.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2011.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
Advisor: Julian Agyeman.
Committee: Astier Almedom.
Keywords: Agriculture, Social research, and Environmental studies.read less
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