1. Envisioning the future of European food systems: approaches and research priorities after COVID-19
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Mara Petruzzelli, Agnès Lelièvre, Antonella Samoggia, Fabio De Menna, Pere Muñoz, Kathrin Specht, Susana Toboso Chavero, Sonia Blasioli, Albino Maggio, Francesco Orsini, Benjamin L. Vidmar, Francesco Cirone, Andrea Crepaldi, Runrid Fox-Kämper, Gara Villalba, Isabella Righini, Jerneja Penca, Samir Amghar, Youssef Rouphael, Bernd Pölling, Erwin Nolde, Giovanni Giorgio Bazzocchi, Aleksandar Mihail Atanasov, Antoine Coudard, Inti Bertocchi, Adam Curtis, Lèlia Reynaud-Desmet, Giuseppina Pennisi, Macu da Silva, Vèronique Saint-Ges, Teresa Bastia, Gorazd Trušnovec, Pietro Tonini, José J. Pascual-Fernández, Anca Elena Gheorghica, Matteo Vittuari, Shima Shaystej, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna [Bologna] (UNIBO), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (UNIBO), Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Euro-Mediterranean University of Slovenia, ILS - Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development (ILS - Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development), ILS - Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development, Municipality of Lansingerland, Chercheur indépendant, Municipality of Bologna, Metabolic Institute, Flytech Srl, Nabolagshager AS, Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires (SADAPT), AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Nolde & Partner, UNIVERSITY OF LA LAGUNA, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences [Hagen], Ville de Romainville, Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR), Organización de Productores de Túnidos y Pesca Fresca de la Isla de Tenerife (ISLATUNA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Polar Permaculture Solutions, AS, Frontiers, European Project: 862663,FoodE, Vittuari, M., Bazzocchi, G., Blasioli, S., Cirone, F., Maggio, A., Orsini, F., Penca, J., Petruzzelli, M., Specht, K., Amghar, S., Atanasov, A. -M., Bastia, T., Bertocchi, I., Coudard, A., Crepaldi, A., Curtis, A., Fox-Kamper, R., Gheorghica, A. E., Lelievre, A., Munoz, P., Nolde, E., Pascual-Fernandez, J., Pennisi, G., Polling, B., Reynaud-Desmet, L., Righini, I., Rouphael, Y., Saint-Ges, V., Samoggia, A., Shaystej, S., da Silva, M., Toboso Chavero, S., Tonini, P., Trusnovec, G., Vidmar, B. L., Villalba, G., De Menna, F., University of Naples Federico II = Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Universidad de La Laguna [Tenerife - SP] (ULL), Vittuari, Matteo, Bazzocchi, Giovanni, Blasioli, Sonia, Cirone, Francesco, Maggio, Albino, Orsini, Francesco, Penca, Jerneja, Petruzzelli, Mara, Specht, Kathrin, Amghar, Samir, Atanasov, Aleksandar-Mihail, Bastia, Teresa, Bertocchi, Inti, Coudard, Antoine, Crepaldi, Andrea, Curtis, Adam, Fox-Kämper, Runrid, Gheorghica, Anca Elena, Lelièvre, Agnè, Muñoz, Pere, Nolde, Erwin, Pascual-Fernández, Josè, Pennisi, Giuseppina, Pölling, Bernd, Reynaud-Desmet, Lèlia, Righini, Isabella, Rouphael, Youssef, Saint-Ges, Vèronique, Samoggia, Antonella, Shaystej, Shima, da Silva, Macu, Toboso Chavero, Susana, Tonini, Pietro, Trušnovec, Gorazd, Vidmar, Benjamin L., Villalba, Gara, and De Menna, Fabio
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City/region food system ,030309 nutrition & dietetics ,lcsh:TX341-641 ,010501 environmental sciences ,Horticulture ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,01 natural sciences ,food initiatives ,12. Responsible consumption ,city/region food system, SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, sustainable food systems, food initiatives, food security ,03 medical and health sciences ,Food chain ,11. Sustainability ,Environmental planning ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,2. Zero hunger ,0303 health sciences ,Global and Planetary Change ,Food security ,Ecology ,lcsh:TP368-456 ,business.industry ,food initiative ,Food initiatives ,[SDV.SA.AEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agriculture, economy and politics ,Food sovereignty ,lcsh:Food processing and manufacture ,Sustainable city ,13. Climate action ,Information and Communications Technology ,City/Region Food System ,Sustainability ,GTB Tuinbouw Technologie ,Sustainable food systems ,Food processing ,Food systems ,SARS-CoV-2 pandemic ,business ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,Food Science - Abstract
Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M The COVID-19 pandemic unveiled the fragility of food sovereignty in cities and confirmed the close connection urban dwellers have with food. Although the pandemic was not responsible for a systemic failure, it suggested how citizens would accept and indeed support a transition toward more localized food production systems. As this attitudinal shift is aligned with the sustainability literature, this work aims to explore the tools and actions needed for a policy framework transformation that recognizes the multiple benefits of food systems, while considering local needs and circumstances. This perspective paper reviews the trends in production and consumption, and systematizes several impacts emerged across European food systems in response to the first wave of pandemic emergency, with the final aim of identifying challenges and future strategies for research and innovation toward the creation of resilient and sustainable city/region food systems. The proposal does not support a return to traditional small-scale economies that might not cope with the growing global population. It instead stands to reconstruct and upscale such connections using a "think globally act locally" mind-set, engaging local communities, and making existing and future citizen-led food system initiatives more sustainable. The work outlines a set of recommended actions for policy-makers: support innovative and localized food production, training and use of information and communication technology for food production and distribution; promote cross-pollination among city/region food systems; empower schools as agents of change in food provision and education about food systems; and support the development of assessment methodologies and the application of policy tools to ensure that the different sustainability dimensions of the food chain are considered.
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- 2021
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