In collaboration with the University of Milan, the City of Milan, and AMSA, the Un Sacco Et(n)ico pilot project aims to improve the separate collection of waste from ethnic food service establishments in the Milan area through linguistic and cultural mediation.
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In collaboration with the FAO and the Secretariat of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, ESTà has analysed 50 food-related practices and policies that were nominated for the Milan Pact Award between 2016 and 2018, with the aim of highlighting trends in the development of these initiatives and the obstacles to greater sustainability in urban food systems
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The research aims to explore situations of socio-economic vulnerability that give rise to various forms of food insecurity, as well as the different methods of recovering and redistributing food surpluses and donations. The study has provided an overview of the socio-spatial dynamics at urban level that generate these conditions of vulnerability and has identified spaces, actors, resources and dynamics that can help to address the problems identified.
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The report reexamines Milan’s food system in light of the five priorities of Milan’s Food Policy (access to food, sustainability of the food system, education, combating food waste, and research), providing a general overview and a snapshot of the current situation for each priority. The report also highlights how the priorities of Milan’s Food Policy can contribute to achieving the SDGs.
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The report analyzes Milan’s food system through a series of thematic analyses focusing on the components most closely linked to the food cycle (production, processing, logistics, distribution, etc.) and their environmental impacts. The report also examines certain contextual factors that influence the food system (the socioeconomic situation, the obesity epidemic, etc.).
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The book analyses the key aspects of urban food systems and the strategic approach of food policies, offers a range of ideas for implementing such policies, and contextualises the common elements found in most initiatives across cities around the world. The print edition of the book is published by Edizioni Ambiente.
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