An overview and analysis of the food festivallandscape in The Netherlands in 2017
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This conversation between Geert Lovink and Nikita Lin reflects upon our inner experiences within the global networked digital cultures. It explores the tactics, aesthetic and political, in response to the breakdowns brought by digital platforms and the possibility of creating new beginnings through persistent engagement in writing and publishing. Since 2004 Lovink is heading the Institute of Network Cultures at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and is Art and Network Cultures Professor of Art and Network Cultures at University of Amsterdam’s Art History Department. The conversation takes as point of departure Lovink’s three recent books: Sad by Design: On Platform Nihilism, Stuck on the Platform: Reclaiming the Internet, and Extinction Internet: Our Inconvenient Truth Moment. Over the past 30 years, Lovink has been experimenting with the networks and the internet in his writing by developing a distinct style that dig into essays, interviews, aphorisms, sloganisms, and memes. This includes critical concepts that he has developed-such as ‘tactical media,’ ‘net criticism,' ‘sad by design,’ and ‘internet extinction’ – that people recognize, find useful and ready to apply to their own activities. For Geert Lovink, the fascinating question with writing is how to capture fast-changing real-time phenomena which means not only documenting but also leaving room for anticipation.
Purpose: Food waste occurs in every stage of the supply chain, but the value-added lost to waste is the highest when consumers waste food. The purpose of this paper is to understand the food waste behaviour of consumers to support policies for minimising food waste. Design/methodology/approach: Using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as a theoretical lens, the authors design a questionnaire that incorporates contextual factors to explain food waste behaviour. The authors test two models: base (four constructs of TPB) and extended (four constructs of TPB plus six contextual factors). The authors build partial least squares structural equation models to test the hypotheses. Findings: The data confirm significant relationships between food waste and contextual factors such as motives, financial attitudes, planning routines, food surplus, social relationships and Ramadan. Research limitations/implications: The data comes from an agriculturally resource-constrained country: Qatar. Practical implications: Food waste originating from various causes means more food should flow through the supply chains to reach consumers’ homes. Contextual factors identified in this work increase the explanatory power of the base model by 75 per cent. Social implications: Changing eating habits during certain periods of the year and food surplus have a strong impact on food waste behaviour. Originality/value: A country is considered to be food secure if it can provide its citizens with stable access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. The findings and conclusions inform and impact upon the development of food waste and food security policies.
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Binnen ‘Zilte Parels’ is door de onderzoeksgroep Aquacultures in Deltagebieden met en voor regionaal MKB en de Wateropleiding Delta Academy, nieuwe kennis op het gebied van ‘Seafood’ en ‘Seafood technology’ opgedaan. Dit nieuwe kennisgebied wordt steeds belangrijker voor de regio en daarmee de onderzoeksgroep. Het is van belang om deze kennis verder uit te bouwen om de sector beter te bedienen aan de hand van verschillende onderzoeksprojecten. Ook is een promotie onderzoek gestart op dit onderwerp. Middels deze Top-up aanvraag willen wij de eerste stappen zetten om het onderzoek op deze thematiek verder en structureel vorm te geven binnen de onderzoeksthema’s van de onderzoeksgroep. In dit project worden de volgende activiteiten uitgevoerd: 1) publicatie in een wetenschappelijke journal en actieve bijdragen aan een wetenschappelijke congres. 2) bezoek aan een buitenlandse universiteit (Louisiana State University - USA) gericht op verdere samenwerking. De activiteiten worden uitgevoerd in de periode 01 september 2016 tot en met 31 augustus 2017.
