Urban sustainable food consumption

The Role of Critical Consumer

Bibliographic Data

ID7374669
AuthorsIvana Matteucci (0000-0002-8201-7660, corresponding author)
Year2018
Issue116
Pages93-109
Publication date2018-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0392-4939 • E-ISSN: 1971-8403
PublisherFranco Angeli (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3280/sur2018-116007
OpenAlexW2873147464
LanguageEN
References cited27

The present investigation examines sustainable food consumption practices in an urban context, shifting the focus from the material object, namely the product, to the social object, namely the relationship. Starting from the knowledge of food purchasing habits, this study explores the meanings and values of food consumption and defines the tools that contribute to promoting the development of urban food sustainability, with a particular focus on new mediated forms of communication. The result of the investigation is that food consumers have become protagonists of novel forms of participation and social resistance, taking advantage of the information and communication opportunities offered by the new media

Agricultural economics · Business · Consumption (sociology · Economics · Food consumption · Microeconomics · Production (economics · Social science · Sociology · Sustainable consumption · Diverse academic and cultural studies · Food, Nutrition, and Cultural Practices · Media and Communication Studies

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