A Sum of Incidentals or a Structural Problem? The True Nature of Food Waste in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona
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Data de publicació
2018-10-17ISSN
2071-1050
Resum
Addressing the generation of food waste is a major challenge nowadays. An increasing
interest in studying food waste generation has emerged over the last decade. However, little attention
has been devoted to understanding the root of the problem by carrying out a whole-supply-chain
analysis and applying multidimensional approaches. The aim of this paper was to identify the causes
of food waste in the metropolitan region of Barcelona along the food supply chain, considering the
relevant stakeholders’ perceptions. Moreover, we examined the circumstantial or structural nature
of the identified causes. We conducted a qualitative study consisting of 24 in-depth interviews
of key stakeholders in the region along the food supply chain from October 2014 to January 2015.
The interviews were analyzed by content analysis, and the main results are presented here. We used
a conceptual framework that differentiates among micro, meso, and macro causes to disentangle the
nature of the causes. The results from this study show the great interest of regional stakeholders in
the issue of the generation of food waste and provide a complete map of the causes of food waste in
the metropolitan region. From our study, we advocate that food waste is not only a sum of incidentals
but it a structural problem.
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Article
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Llengua
Anglès
Pàgines
19
Publicat per
MDPI
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Sustainability
Citació
Diaz-Ruiz, Raquel, Montserrat Costa-Font, Feliu López-i-Gelats, and José Gil. 2018. "A Sum Of Incidentals Or A Structural Problem? The True Nature Of Food Waste In The Metropolitan Region Of Barcelona". Sustainability 10 (10): 3730. MDPI AG. doi:10.3390/su10103730.
Programa
Economia Agroalimentària
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