{"id":232,"date":"2021-01-11T14:46:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T14:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sirius\/?p=232"},"modified":"2021-01-11T15:13:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T15:13:19","slug":"urban-grassroots-food-initiatives-and-the-diffusion-of-innovation-in-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sirius\/urban-grassroots-food-initiatives-and-the-diffusion-of-innovation-in-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban grassroots food initiatives and the diffusion of innovation in Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"

We can\u2019t have a sustainable world without sustainable food systems, so we need immediate and urgent action to change how we produce, distribute, prepare and view food. As cities are a great place to start sustainability action, we studied the social innovation that can bring this change by mapping 11 promising urban food initiatives. We now share our insights in our first SIRIUS working paper.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Food policy, community gardens, vegan burgers, and local supply chains \u2013 most food innovations and alternatives want to bring change to our unsustainable food systems, but their real transformative potential hinges on many factors. Do they truly shift the power among the broad range of actors in the system? And does their environment help them to outgrow the niche phenomenon to generate larger impact?<\/p>\n

This working paper by\u00a0Aniek Hebinck<\/a>,\u00a0Timo von Wirth<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Aleksandra Jovanovic<\/a>, which is part of the SIRIUS project, uses the theoretical lens of \u2018food systems thinking\u2019 to analyse 11 grassroots food initiatives in Rotterdam. From\u00a0Jack Bean<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0de Krekerij<\/a>, and from\u00a0Rotterdamse Munt<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Klimaattafel Consumptie<\/a>, we study their aims and objectives and identify what works for or against them. And that includes a global pandemic coming out of left field.<\/p>\n

Based on this work, we suggest several future research directions which we argue are key for a deeper understanding of the dynamics among urban food innovators aiming for wider food system transformation. Central to this are network creation and the role of partnerships among initiatives and across sectors (e.g. food and urban planning\/greening) to unpack strong and weak coalitions and network effects of urban innovation habitats. Additionally, research should investigate governance for and of radical food innovation, with a specific focus on the role of the municipality in facilitating and supporting these.<\/p>\n

Click here for the full report<\/a><\/p>\n

About SIRIUS<\/em><\/strong>
\nWe study\u00a0<\/em>S<\/em>ustainable,\u00a0<\/em>I<\/em>nnovative,\u00a0<\/em>R<\/em>esilient, and\u00a0<\/em>I<\/em>nterconnected\u00a0<\/em>U<\/em>rban food\u00a0<\/em>S<\/em>ystems in China and Europe. As part of the SIRIUS project,\u00a0<\/em>Aniek Hebinck<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Timo von Worth<\/em><\/a>\u00a0join researchers from Lancaster University, the\u00a0<\/em>Institute of Urban Environment Xiamen<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/em>Institute of Ecology and Geography Xinjiang<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(both Chinese Academy of Sciences) to explore pioneering urban food innovators and how these might contribute to broader food system transformation or sustainability transitions. Read more about this project and DRIFT\u2019s contribution to work package 3\u00a0<\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Date<\/b>
\nJanuary 8, 2021<\/p>\n

This article was first published on drift.eur.nl<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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