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Envisioning Pathways Toward Transformative Food Systems Change: Understanding The Role Of Multi-Stakeholder Engagement At The Culinary And Nutrition Center In Springfield, Ma, Kristen Whitmore
Masters Theses
The alternative food movement claims varied goals such as building environmental sustainability, strengthening local economies, and promoting health equity, yet critics argue that the movement’s transformative potential is threatened by a lack of shared vision. Literature suggests that community-based multi-stakeholder coalitions are a useful tool for building consensus around food systems futures. But what kinds of futures? Home Grown Springfield is a school food initiative aimed at reducing hunger in Springfield, MA by serving healthy, homemade, and locally-sourced meals via the Culinary and Nutrition Center, a brand-new full-service commercial kitchen and storage facility. This qualitative case study examines the engagement …
Taarifa - Improving Public Service Provision In The Developing World Through A Crowd-Sourced Location Based Reporting Application, Mark Iliffe, Giuseppe Sollazzo, Jeremy Morley, Robert Houghton
Taarifa - Improving Public Service Provision In The Developing World Through A Crowd-Sourced Location Based Reporting Application, Mark Iliffe, Giuseppe Sollazzo, Jeremy Morley, Robert Houghton
Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) Conference Proceedings
Public service provision in the developing world is challenged by a lack of coherence and consistency in the amount of resources local authorities have in their endowment. Especially where non-planned urban settlements (e.g. slums) are present, the frequent and constant change of the urban environment poses big challenges to the effective delivery of services. In this paper we report on our experiences with Taarifa: a location-based application built through community development that allows community reporting and managing of local issues.