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Sustainable food: An inter-organisational approach for the London 2012 Olympics

Spayde, Jessica Jane 2015. Sustainable food: An inter-organisational approach for the London 2012 Olympics. MPhil Thesis, Cardiff University.
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Abstract

This study examines the role of Mega Sporting Events (MSEs) in creating space for sustainable food systems changes through their food procurement strategies. To do so, I examine the creation and implementation process of the sustainable food procurement strategy for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. I build a conceptual framework based on insights from alternative food network (AFN) scholarship, with the central components being sustainability, relationality and reflexivity. Therefore, I use the Olympics case study to both test the new conceptual framework, the relational, reflexive approach to sustainable food decision-making, and to explore the role of MSE sustainable food procurement in creating sustainable food systems changes. I conduct a qualitative case study, gathering data through participant observation of the catering operations at the Olympic Park, through interviews with people involved in the creation and implementation of the food strategy and through mostly publicly accessible documents about the Olympic food strategy process. This study concludes by answering the research questions about the relational, reflexive approach to sustainable food decision-making, and by using the insights gained from the study to update the relational, reflexive framework. I also reflect on the role of MSEs, and the Olympics in particular, in creating food systems change.

Item Type: Thesis (MPhil)
Date Type: Completion
Status: Unpublished
Schools: Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Mega Sporting Event (MSE); Governance; Food Policy; Decision-Making; Alternative Food System; Conventional Food System
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 16 May 2018
Last Modified: 08 Dec 2023 16:11
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/111469

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