A systems science perspective and transdisciplinary models for food and nutrition security.

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Abstract

We argue that food and nutrition security is driven by complex underlying systems and that both research and policy in this area would benefit from a systems approach. We present a framework for such an approach, examine key underlying systems, and identify transdisciplinary modeling tools that may prove especially useful.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Publisher: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

ISSN (Electronic): 1091-6490

ISSN (Print): 0027-8424

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 31 2012

Volume: 109

Issue: 31

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[1 ] Center on Social Dynamics and Policy, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC 20036, USA. rhammond@brookings.edu

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Publisher Item ID: 0913003109

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0913003109

PMC ID: 3411994

PubMed ID: 22826247

SO-VID: 9f61753d-4051-47f0-9b60-b32ab815d0c3

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