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Food heritage as a catalyst for environmental sustainability: Reflections on the cultural value imbued by citizens to food and its role in supporting scientific debate about food security

Alexopoulos, Georgios; Kapelari, Suzanne; Moussouri, Theano; (2022) Food heritage as a catalyst for environmental sustainability: Reflections on the cultural value imbued by citizens to food and its role in supporting scientific debate about food security. In: Fouseki, Kalliopi and Cassar, May and Dreyfuss, Guillaume and Kah Eng, Kelvin Ang, (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Heritage. (pp. 323-347). Routledge: Abingdon, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

The last decade has seen a growing pressure for all cultural institutions to embrace sustainability and embed its principles and agendas into day-to-day operations. Within this context, this chapter discusses the potential of food heritage to constitute an interesting interface between environmental and cultural sustainability. Some of the most important developments that have led to the so-called ‘heritage turn’ in food studies and the emergence of the transdisciplinary and global food heritage discourse will be pinpointed and the direct connection between the notion of food heritage and sustainability will be underlined. Drawing from research conducted for the EU-funded BigPicnic project, this chapter will reflect on issues such as traditional knowledge, food memories and food well-being. It is argued that the notion of food heritage can be an important catalyst for discussing global and local challenges to sustainability and promoting food security. This can only be achieved by looking at cultural heritage and environmental sustainability together and by considering food’s tangible and intangible heritage dimensions and values along with its multisensory elements.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Food heritage as a catalyst for environmental sustainability: Reflections on the cultural value imbued by citizens to food and its role in supporting scientific debate about food security
ISBN: 1003038956
ISBN-13: 9781003038955
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.4324/9781003038955
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003038955
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology > Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10179786
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