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Food Waste in FranceMain MenuIntroduction and ContentsAn in-depth analysis of food waste with specific reference to France's new bill of legislationStatements to DebatesSkimming the surface of the controversyDebates to ActorsDivining Deeper into Food WasteActors to NetworksA visualization of the academic and non-academic networks of food wasteNetworks to LocationsA Story MapLocations to TimelinesWorks CitedChristopher Dabonb440b7f1abad781129e9d2d59f7cf69ae8aa7810
Relevance over time
1media/graph of papers over time.jpgmedia/graph of papers over time.jpg2016-02-10T05:23:04-08:00Christopher Dabonb440b7f1abad781129e9d2d59f7cf69ae8aa7810809626plain2016-04-03T12:26:00-07:00Christopher Dabonb440b7f1abad781129e9d2d59f7cf69ae8aa7810Food waste is a dynamic and complex field of study. From the graphics shown we can see how its relevance over time as become increasingly more visible. The x-axis of the graph represents the progression of time juxtaposed by the y-axis which represents the amount of peer-reviewed articles published. The purpose of the image is to place emphasis on how the debate of food waste has become increasingly relevant and has emerged from a relatively infinitesimal beginning.
The next image was retrieved from Google trends. This shows how interest of food waste has spiked over time. Similarly, the x-axis represents time and the y-axis represents content associated with food waste. Google trends includes scholarly articles and also expands on it including various other materials and content. The trend shows how the debate has increased considerably since 2004. This graphic is interactive, that it to say if you wish to engage with it simply move your cursor over it. If you wish to see more information please click the "Google Trend" link in the bottom right corner of the graphic, which will provide you with a more detailed analysis including relevance with regards to spatial location.
12016-02-10T05:39:30-08:00The Emergence of Food Waste1This graphic illustrates the relevance of food waste within the scholarly community. From the graph we can see how this field of study has emerged over time. This graphic was produced using "Volumes over time" which can be found on ScienceScape. Using a CSV file retrieved from Scopus this network was created. For more information and to create a similar network visit this URL: http://tools.medialab.sciences-po.fr/sciencescape/index.phpmedia/graph of papers over time.jpgplain2016-02-10T05:39:30-08:00
