Strategies for food longevity

Strategies for food longevity

van Genuchten, E.J.S. (TU Delft Education and Student Affairs)
Mulder, I. (TU Delft Design Conceptualization and Communication)
Schaaf, N. (ConComCow)

Bakker, C. (editor)
Mugge, R. (editor)

2017

Although food has been circular by nature, the current food supply chain has turned into an unfortunate linear system. The challenges of transitioning towards a sustainable food eco-system requires radical changes and new perspectives, where things are done differently. Starting with related work in the field of design for product longevity, the current work explores the role of design in developing food systems on eco-systemic level that work as efficient as possible, and create a world without waste. Eight local initiatives in Rotterdam have been studied. From the lessons learned, nine strategies were formulated. Although these strategies seem to work well and are promising starting points for innovation, it remains difficult to build sustainable business models around these strategies that can be scaled and sustained. Initiatives oftentimes keep struggling with the current system and finding the proper scale for their business. It can be
concluded that design promises to play an important role in accelerating this transition towards a circular and future-proof food system.

Design for sustainability
Emerging initiatives
Food
Product longevity
TransitionS

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4d71dc49-3a81-4b87-a144-2237671f6793

https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-820-4-139

IOS Press, Amsterdam

ISBN 978-1-61499-819-8

PLATE: Product Lifetimes And The Environment conference proceedings

PLATE 2017, 2017-11-08 → 2017-11-10, Delft, Netherlands

Research in Design Series, 1569-7258, 9

Institutional Repository

conference paper

© 2017 E.J.S. van Genuchten, I. Mulder, N. Schaaf