Embedding sustainable diets into urban food strategies: a multi-actor approach

Lopez Cifuentes, M., Freyer, B., Sonnino, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-1028 and Fiala, V. 2021. Embedding sustainable diets into urban food strategies: a multi-actor approach. Geoforum 122 , pp. 11-21. 10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.03.006

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Additional Information:	This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0016-7185
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 March 2021
Date of Acceptance:	16 March 2021
Last Modified:	03 May 2023 20:24
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/139994

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