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A Sustainable Nutritional Behavior in the Era of Climate Changes

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First of all, this chapter briefly summarizes general aspects regarding climate changes and their causes. An enlarged section dedicated to the influence of the natural background modifications on the different ecosystems follows the introductory passages. The three principal directions considered were human health, the food industry, and production durability. Several closing remarks, suggestions, and conclusions end the topic approach. The nineteenth century might be the starting point in scientific analysis of climate change monitoring. During that time appear many theories of the negative influence of greenhouse gas emissions and human activity on various environmental aspects. Mathematical modeling can help connect probable causes and the effects of multiple factors on environmental degradation. Generally, many elements affect climate, including geographic location, airflow, characteristic topography, and the greenhouse gases: CO2, CH4, N2O, fluorinated gases. These are due to intensive activities, such as burning fossil gas and fuel, deforestation, animal husbandry, nitrogen fertilizers, and fluorine-based gases. Based on their direct and immediate impact, effects on climate change influence human health, behavior, and the environment. The results of climate change are visible on a global scale. Regardless of the cause, any new situation will influence people’s eating behavior and the environment. The current pandemic highlights the necessity and importance of a short, secure food supply chain. The present sanitary crisis raises questions about the possibility of people providing food. Therefore, each state tries to restrict food exports, trying to meet the food needs of its population as much as possible from its production. Such an approach can represent internal and external challenges: internal to stimulate domestic production and outward to persuade partner countries to maintain the level of food and/or related exports to a certain extent.

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Simona, G. (2022). A Sustainable Nutritional Behavior in the Era of Climate Changes. In: Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C., Littlewood, J.R., Balas, M.M. (eds) Smart and Sustainable Technology for Resilient Cities and Communities. Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9101-0_20

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