Sustainability and Food Consumption in Portugal: the Quality Products in Urban and Rural Areas
Sustainability and Food Consumption in Portugal: the Quality Products in Urban and Rural Areas
Urban areas have become incubators for consumers' demands for ‘quality' food. This demand is being met not only by the global market but also by rural areas, which have developing multifunctionality strategies to secure economic and social viability. This proposal offers a comparative perspective by introducing an urban/rural dimension to the limited studies on food consumption and sustainability in Portugal. The aim of this project is to focus specifically on the practice of eating ‘quality' food in one urban metropolitan area (Lisbon), its immediate southern hinterland area (Setúbal Pensinsula) and a rural area (Alentejo) of Portugal. Theoretically, the project is underpinned by convention theory and practice theory. Methodologically, a mix of in-depth interviews, food diaries, auto-photography and secondary data are going to be used. Similar data on the British case (collected by the author over the last three years) is going to be compared to the findings of this study.
Consumption, Food, Urban, Rural
Urban areas have become incubators for consumers' demands for ‘quality' food. This demand is being met not only by the global market but also by rural areas, which have developing multifunctionality strategies to secure economic and social viability. This proposal offers a comparative perspective by introducing an urban/rural dimension to the limited studies on food consumption and sustainability in Portugal. The aim of this project is to focus specifically on the practice of eating ‘quality' food in one urban metropolitan area (Lisbon), its immediate southern hinterland area (Setúbal Pensinsula) and a rural area (Alentejo) of Portugal. Theoretically, the project is underpinned by convention theory and practice theory. Methodologically, a mix of in-depth interviews, food diaries, auto-photography and secondary data are going to be used. Similar data on the British case (collected by the author over the last three years) is going to be compared to the findings of this study.