Parte della SESSIONE PARALLELA 7
GLI SPAZI PUBBLICI DELLA TRANSIZIONE: FLESSIBILITÀ, SALUBRITÀ, INCLUSIONE, MULTIADATTAMENTO / PUBLIC SPACES OF TRANSITION: FLEXIBILITY, HEALTHINESS, INCLUSION, MULTI-ADAPTATION
Coordinatrice: Marichela Sepe
Discussant: Emanuela Coppola, Gaetano Giovanni Daniele Manuele
DICEA/Sapienza Università di Roma, ISMed/CNR
In recent years, food strategies have gained a central role in the debate on urban resilience, reframing food as a form of strategic infrastructure for sustainability, social cohesion, and the preservation of intangible cultural heritage. The literature on resilience and adaptive governance (Holling, 1973; Folke et al., 2005; Walker, Salt, 2006; Moragues-Faus, Morgan, 2015; Sepe, 2023) has shown how food systems can strengthen cities’ capacity to cope with climate, health, and socio-economic crises, turning public space into a platform for both tradition and innovation. While many cities, including Milan, Barcelona, and Paris, have implemented integrated food policies, Copenhagen stands out as one of the most advanced examples of best practice. Over the past two decades, it has developed a comprehensive Food Strategy which, through public canteens, schools, and civic centers, has achieved 90% organic meals without increasing costs, thanks to staff training, waste reduction, and logistical innovation (City of Copenhagen, 2019).
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