Food Sustainability and the Media
Linking Awareness, Knowledge and Action
- 1st Edition - April 26, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Marta Antonelli, Pierangelo Isernia
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 2 2 7 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 8 3 2 - 1
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Food Sustainability and the Media: Linking Awareness, Knowledge and Action is the first book to explore the roles that the media plays in raising awareness, spurring action, and increasing understanding about food security and global sustainability issues. The book addresses the means of leveraging traditional and new media to advance food and sustainability discourse by linking awareness, knowledge, and action. The book links sustainability and food security in media communication to address different topics, including the way climate change is framed by the media, key factors of success and failure in NGOs, public and corporate communication, and climate change denial.
Food Sustainability and the Media: Linking Awareness, Knowledge and Action is the first book to explore the roles that the media plays in raising awareness, spurring action, and increasing understanding about food security and global sustainability issues. The book addresses the means of leveraging traditional and new media to advance food and sustainability discourse by linking awareness, knowledge, and action. The book links sustainability and food security in media communication to address different topics, including the way climate change is framed by the media, key factors of success and failure in NGOs, public and corporate communication, and climate change denial.
- Addresses both conceptual and theoretical issues
- Presents a diversified set of methodological perspectives, theoretical backgrounds and issues
- Provides a conclusion that ties the content together, exploring the role of the media and food sustainability in Europe and the U.S.
Specialists in the field of food security, sustainability and media studies and to private and public actors working in these areas. It is especially suited for adoption in both graduate and postgraduate courses on food security, sustainability, media and communication studies
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- 1
- Chapter 1. A primer to understand the link between food sustainability and the role of the media
- Abstract
- Introduction
- References
- Chapter 2. The role of media in addressing global food sustainability: Cultural, social, and economic contexts
- Abstract
- The role of food journalism
- Food imagery
- Food information technologies
- Food misinformation
- Media framing of food sustainability
- Food policy framing
- Food on social media
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3. Food culture and food sustainability on social media
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Social media analysis methods
- Social media and the individual
- Social media and organizations
- Case study
- Looking forward
- References
- Chapter 4. Food security in the Eurobarometer opinion trends
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Getting data on food security using the Eurobarometer surveys
- Availability
- Access
- Utilization
- Stability
- Agency
- Sustainability
- Food safety
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 5. Can we slow climate change while feeding a hungry world? Media narratives about the food−water−energy nexus
- Abstract
- Media framing of climate change impacts
- Agricultural impacts of climate change
- The food−water−energy nexus
- Agri-food corporate social responsibility
- Communicating about animal products
- Food security
- Communicating food risks
- Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- 2
- Chapter 6. The Chefs' Manifesto
- Abstract
- How the Internet has changed food messaging
- A short history of food messaging
- The impact of a new platform
- Why do we listen to people who aren’t scientists or credible health practitioners?
- Chefs bridging the gap
- The global food crisis
- Introduction to the Chefs’ Manifesto
- Building the network and guiding principles
- Chef engagement
- How chefs spread the message
- Chapter 7. Enabling sustainable, healthful eating in the cafeteria setting through education and social engagement: the SU-EATABLE LIFE project
- Abstract
- Introducing the SU-EATABLE LIFE project
- SU-EATABLE LIFE project approach
- Project design process
- SU-EATABLE project design and evaluation—stage I
- The way forward: stage II of the SU-EATABLE LIFE project
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 8. Design thinking workshop: using experiential learning, creativity, and empathy to learn about the complexities of food insecurity and sustainability
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Presidents United to Solve Hunger Leaders Forum and the Universities Fighting World Hunger: multidisciplinary and multigenerational experiment to experience sustainability through food
- PUSH-UFWH design thinking workshop: everyone should be an agent of change
- Discussion and reflections
- Conclusions
- Appendix
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 9. Global food ecosystems: new models to cover messages about food systems
- Abstract
- Intro
- Value-based communication
- Food for Climate League
- Boot Camps
- Hackathon
- Conclusion
- Chapter 10. Open innovation in sustainable corporate communication: a case study from Italian food companies
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Sustainable development goals in the food industry
- Sustainability and stakeholder engagement
- The relationship of stakeholder engagement and communication process
- Methodology
- Case selection
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Case study
- Skretting
- Coop
- Results
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 26, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 272
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323912273
- eBook ISBN: 9780323998321
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Marta Antonelli
Marta Antonelli is Senior Research Associate at the Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change and Head of Research at the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation. With a background in International Economics and a PhD in Geography, her research interests and publications lie in the field of sustainable food production and consumption, behavioural change, water management and policy. Her professional experiences include positions at City University London, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), the University of Venice IUAV, the University of Rome “Roma Tre”, the University of Siena, Venice International University. She is currently working as Research Manager of the EU-funded Su-Eatable Life project, aimed at promoting food behaviour change to reduce carbon and water footprints in canteens.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Research Associate, Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Rome, ItalyPI
Pierangelo Isernia
Pierangelo Isernia is Jean Monnet professor of Culture in International Relations and of Political Science at the University of Siena, Italy. He is presently the director of the Survey Laboratory of Political and Social Analysis (LAPS). Over the last 15 years he has coordinated several European Projects under the 6th, 7th and Horizon2020 Framework. He has been advisor of the Transatlantic Trend Survey of the German Marshall Fund of the United States over the period 2002-2014. His main research interests are in the field of public opinion and foreign policy, European integration, Transatlantic relations and anti-Americanism. He has published several contributions on these topics in academic journals. He is currently working on the issues related to populism and the effects of media on political attitudes, and on the role of deliberative democracy in fostering support for European integration and political participation in European elections.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Social, Political and Cognitive Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, ItalyRead Food Sustainability and the Media on ScienceDirect