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Embedding sustainable diets into urban food strategies

A multi-actor approach

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ID8942824
AuthorsMarta López Cifuentes (0000-0003-2589-105X, BOKU University, corresponding author), Bernhard Freyer (0000-0002-7008-0339, BOKU University), Roberta Sonnino (0000-0003-3253-1028, Cardiff University), Valentin Fiala (0000-0001-6812-9490, BOKU University)
Year2021
Volume122
Pages11-21
Publication date2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.03.006
OpenAlexW3150320877
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited46

Urbanization processes have been accompanied by a shift towards diets that have placed increased pressures on the environment and human health. City governments are increasingly striving to address these challenges through a policy focus on “sustainable diets”. Using the example of the city of Vienna (Austria), this paper adopts an innovative multi-actor approach to unpack the complexities involved in the implementation of the core principles of sustainable diets. The analysis of data collected through semi-structured interviews and focus groups with key urban food system actors identifies place-based peculiarities and drivers of change that are not yet discussed within debates on urban food. As we conclude, there are important methodological implications emerging from our findings for both policy-makers and researchers interested in the design, implementation and evaluation of urban food strategies that contribute to democratizing the food system

Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Focus group · Food policy · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Political science · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable agriculture · Urbanization · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Ecology · Marketing · Organic Food and Agriculture · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability

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Citations per year2,6
Citation span2021 - 2025 (5)
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