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Slowing Down A Hungry City: A Cultural Study of Short Food Supply Chains Initiatives in Amsterdam

Koning, Nemo LU (2022) TKAM02 20221
Division of Ethnology
Abstract
Undeniably, ‘Short Food Supply Chains’ (SFSCs) or, in Dutch, ‘korte ketens’ are on the minds of policymakers and visionaries in the Netherlands. In addition, the concept has given rise to multiple small-scale initiatives. This research explores the many stories and motives behind these initiatives, as well as any other practices that are committed to SFSCs in the city of Amsterdam. Firstly, an attempt is made to outline the context in which more direct and local-scale configurations of the food supply come into being. Secondly, the research inquires into the kinds of relationships that are idealised, established and sustained through korte ketens. As it turned out, the emergence of SFSCs in Amsterdam can be associated with a variety of... (More)
Undeniably, ‘Short Food Supply Chains’ (SFSCs) or, in Dutch, ‘korte ketens’ are on the minds of policymakers and visionaries in the Netherlands. In addition, the concept has given rise to multiple small-scale initiatives. This research explores the many stories and motives behind these initiatives, as well as any other practices that are committed to SFSCs in the city of Amsterdam. Firstly, an attempt is made to outline the context in which more direct and local-scale configurations of the food supply come into being. Secondly, the research inquires into the kinds of relationships that are idealised, established and sustained through korte ketens. As it turned out, the emergence of SFSCs in Amsterdam can be associated with a variety of different developments, including moods of nostalgia, a resurgence of interest in heritage and locality, an urge to add more value to food, and experiments with new forms of cooperation. In all cases, SFSCs are meant to bridge a certain distance – between past and present, place and food, as well as between different actors within the food chain – which in turn ultimately reinstates a notion of wholesomeness within the urban food chain. (Less)
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author
Koning, Nemo LU
supervisor
organization
course
TKAM02 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
short food supply chains, korte ketens, city, food, local, sustainability, nostalgia, heritage, locality, cooperation
language
English
id
9095940
date added to LUP
2022-08-14 12:36:03
date last changed
2022-08-14 12:40:05
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  abstract     = {{Undeniably, ‘Short Food Supply Chains’ (SFSCs) or, in Dutch, ‘korte ketens’ are on the minds of policymakers and visionaries in the Netherlands. In addition, the concept has given rise to multiple small-scale initiatives. This research explores the many stories and motives behind these initiatives, as well as any other practices that are committed to SFSCs in the city of Amsterdam. Firstly, an attempt is made to outline the context in which more direct and local-scale configurations of the food supply come into being. Secondly, the research inquires into the kinds of relationships that are idealised, established and sustained through korte ketens. As it turned out, the emergence of SFSCs in Amsterdam can be associated with a variety of different developments, including moods of nostalgia, a resurgence of interest in heritage and locality, an urge to add more value to food, and experiments with new forms of cooperation. In all cases, SFSCs are meant to bridge a certain distance – between past and present, place and food, as well as between different actors within the food chain – which in turn ultimately reinstates a notion of wholesomeness within the urban food chain.}},
  author       = {{Koning, Nemo}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Slowing Down A Hungry City: A Cultural Study of Short Food Supply Chains Initiatives in Amsterdam}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}