1. The Second Life of Food: An Assessment of the Social Impact of Food Redistribution Activities in Emilia Romagna, Italy
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Luca Falasconi, Andrea Segrè, Jana Dietershagen, Silvia Gaiani, Fabio De Menna, Matteo Vittuari, Alessandro Politano, Vittuari, Matteo, De Menna, Fabio, Gaiani, Silvia, Falasconi, Luca, Politano, Alessandro, Dietershagen, Jana, and Segrè, Andrea
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0301 basic medicine ,Economic growth ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Food policy ,Geography, Planning and Development ,TJ807-830 ,Context (language use) ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,TD194-195 ,01 natural sciences ,Renewable energy sources ,03 medical and health sciences ,Local food plan ,GE1-350 ,Socioeconomics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,FUSIONS ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,Food security ,Environmental effects of industries and plants ,Poverty ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Food waste ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,local food plans ,Redistribution (cultural anthropology) ,language.human_language ,Environmental sciences ,Italy ,Food redistribution ,Service (economics) ,Workforce ,language ,food waste ,food redistribution ,food policy ,Business - Abstract
The increased relative poverty and migration crisis in Europe are determining a raise of food insecurity levels. Cities and regions are experiencing—and to some extent stimulating—a growth of food recovery initiatives. Food redistribution activities (FRAs) are acknowledged as a tool for addressing food insecurity and preventing food surplus wastage ensuring economic, environmental, and social benefits. This paper aimed to identify the characteristics of FRAs and their social impact in the context of the Emilia Romagna region (Italy). A literature review and two experts’ consultations were carried out to inventory and categorize relevant social impacts. A questionnaire was then drafted and submitted to a sample of FRAs operating in the region. Results provided a profile of the surveyed food redistribution activities in terms of type of food redistributed, service provided, and workforce. In addition, the qualitative investigation allowed the identification of hotspots in terms of social, economic, psychological, health, and political impacts as perceived by engaged stakeholders.
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- 2017
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