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Environment or Economy? Food Concerns and Sustainable Food Transitions in the UK

Foden, Mike; Head, Emma; Katz-Gerro, Tally; Martens, Lydia

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Mike Foden

Tally Katz-Gerro



Abstract

<jats:p> Recent years have seen the emergence of calls for the transformation of food systems to make these more responsive to environmental, access and health challenges. Addressing how the UK food system may best meet these challenges, this article develops understanding of the multiple food concerns that guide practices of food provisioning at the intersection between markets and domestic life. Combining insights from a survey questionnaire and qualitative fieldwork from research that was part of the EU Horizon2020 SafeConsume project, we depict how practices of food provisioning are guided by concerns driven by economic and environmental logics. The findings suggest economy is prevalent while environmental food ethics are marginalised. The conclusion discusses how the adopted practice theoretical approach, which combines an analysis of the socio-material arrangements of provisioning and the relationship between food concerns and higher order considerations, advances understanding of the nature of food concerns and the challenges of sustainable food transitioning. </jats:p>

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 1, 2021
Publication Date Oct 4, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Sociology
Print ISSN 0038-0385
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 56
Issue 3
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385211043679
Publisher URL https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00380385211043679?af=R&ai=1gvoi&mi=3ricys

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