session 3 Flashcards
sustainable food futures requires closing three gaps, which ones?
(1) closing land gap
(2) closing food gap
(3) closing emission gap
why are dietary choises not rational
they are prone to many biases
traditional public policy, name 4
(N)odality - campains
(A)utority - control policies
T(reasury) fiscal policy measures
(O)rganisational - such as direct government intervention
when do people support meat taxes?
when they are pocket friendly and fair
what is bounded rational?
we often attempt to find a ‘good enough’ choice rather than the ‘best’ choise
what is satisfice
we search through alternatives until we meet an acceptability threshold
preferences are
- complex and adaptive
- internal factors
- external factors
- dietary preferences are multi-factor relationships
generalist dilemma:
when we choose one thing, we do not choose the other
omnivores dillema
hard time making descision what to eat and what not to eat
what are the pros of global diets
- Larger: higher food availability (macronutrients, volume)
- More diverse: wider range of nutrients supply
- More balanced: less susceptible to shortages in availability
- More similar: less inequality
what are cons of global diets
- People are starting to eat the same crops
- ‘Wrong’ crops more productive and cheaper (empty calories)
- Health: more energy dense food (high fat, sugar & calorie) → bad for the health
- Less diversity means less resilienc
reasons for shifting to a global diet
- increased urbanization + higher incomes
2. globalisation
3. research priorities
