The paradoxical economy of food waste prevention: A study of food waste prevention as a transition pathway to sustainable food systems
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Rudolf Messner Thesis
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This work identifies a ‘prevention paradox’, which arises from a failure to account for the systemic nature of food waste. Subsequently, an empirical exploration in the Australian horticulture industry accounts for the interconnected processes that underpin surplus and waste creation along the whole supply chain. Theoretically, this work advances food waste research by positioning food waste as a symptom of food system ‘lock-in’ into a deeply ingrained cultural, regulatory, material and economic reliance on unsustainable overproduction and food surplus. Accordingly, interventions targeting the systemic prevention of food waste emerge as pathways to transform food system characteristics toward greater sustainability.
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| ID Code: | 207785 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD by Publication) |
| Supervisor: | Richards, Carol & Johnson, Hope |
| Additional Information: | Recipient of a 2021 Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award |
| Keywords: | food waste, systemic food waste, prevention paradox, food surplus waste, food system transition, socio-technical theory, ODTA |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.207785 |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > QUT Business School Current > Schools > School of Management |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 17 Mar 2021 02:07 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2024 15:11 |
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