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Food Security and Identity: Iceland

Butrico, Gina Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1374943947

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2013, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Geography.
Food is globalizing, placing national identity and food security in jeopardy. With economic crises, environmental hazards, increasing population, and international warfare, food security should be of increasing global concern, yet it remains an oversight in many countries. There is specific neglect in developed nations where the more obvious signs of food insecurity, such as food shortages, malnutrition, and starvation, are not present. Instead the danger lies in interrupted import systems, sudden environmental disasters, global economic crises, and a myriad of other threats. One method of safeguarding against these less obvious threats is to cultivate a sustainable, internal food source. Geothermal greenhouse agriculture presents an opportunity for countries in cold climates with non-arable land to have such a food source. Low-enthalpy geothermal sources are abundant in most countries and can easily be used to naturally heat soil for agriculture. It is surprising that countries in cold climates are not taking greater advantage of this inexpensive, sustainable method of agriculture. Could a greater emphasis on geothermal greenhouse agriculture in developed countries such as Iceland increase food security and restore national identity?
David Kaplan, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Chris Post, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Sarah Smiley, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
128 p.
Geography
Geography; Food Geography; Nordic Geography; Food Security; Food Insecurity; Nationalism; National Identity; Iceland; Scandinavia; Sustainable Agriculture; Sustainability; Geothermal Greenhouse Agriculture

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  • Butrico, G. M. (2013). Food Security and Identity: Iceland [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1374943947

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Butrico, Gina Marie. Food Security and Identity: Iceland. 2013. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1374943947.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Butrico, Gina Marie. "Food Security and Identity: Iceland." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1374943947

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