Despite their intuitive appeal, food miles are a complex issue. We show that this a priori simple concept is still fuzzy and difficult to make operational. Its apparent simplicity can occult several difficult tradeoffs and pitfalls. Food miles can also be used for strategic purposes, resulting...

<italic>Despite their intuitive appeal, food miles are a complex issue. We show that this a priori simple concept is still fuzzy and difficult to make operational. Its apparent simplicity can occult several difficult tradeoffs and pitfalls. Food miles can also be used for strategic purposes, resulting...</italic>

Derrière une idée apparemment simple et séduisante, les kilomètres alimentaires sont au centre de questions complexes aux enjeux multiples. Nous mettons en évidence qu’au delà des promesses, les difficultés liées à l’opérationnalisation d’un tel concept sont considérables et...