- Aim/objective
The key objective of Project SIRIUS is to develop cross-disciplinary methods, innovative understandings, and practical managerial insights for a sustainable and resilient urban food system in both China and Europe. We aim to generate both data and methods needed to observe, measure and evaluate the environmental sustainability, socieconomic resilience, and business innovation patterns of urban food systems.
- Approaches/methods
Project SIRIUS will conduct interdisciplinary, collaborative and comparative research with selected case cities (two in Europe and two in China) and a broad community of impact group partners in the urban food sector. Data analysis methods will include both quantitative methods (e.g., multi-regional input-output analysis, spatial life cycle assessment, etc.) and qualitative methods (e.g., scenarios analysis, policy and strategy co-designing, etc.).
- Expected results and impacts
Project SIRIUS will lead to scientific papers, an indicator-based toolkit, policy briefs and white paper reports, stakeholder engagement and policy co-designing workshops. We will interact with stakeholders through knowledge exchange, policy learning, business impact and societal benefits for a sustainable urban future, via identifying and actively engaging with urban planners and policy makers, food industries as well as public and consumers.