Toward building sustainable societies through integrating food sharing and low-carbon food supply systems

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15KT0027
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 特設分野
• Research Field: Food Cycle Research
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Takeuchi Kazuhiko 東京大学, サステイナビリティ学連携研究機構, 特任教授 (90112474)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 橋本 禅 東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科(農学部), 准教授 (20462492) ; 松井 孝典 大阪大学, 工学研究科, 助教 (30423205) ; 齊藤 修 東京大学, サステイナビリティ学連携研究機構, 客員准教授 (50397668) ; 松田 浩敬 東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 特任准教授 (50451901) ; 神山 千穂 国際連合大学サステイナビリティ高等研究所, サステイナビリティ高等研究, 研究員 (70644201)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-07-10 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 食の分かち合い / 生態系サービス / 社会関係 / 食の流通 / 土地利用 / 栄養価値 / 経済価値

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) are characterized by a dynamic mosaic of various ecosystem types that maintain relatively high biodiversity and produce a bundle of ecosystem services. One unique characteristic of SEPLS is the sharing of provisioning services within and beyond communities, such as forests, agricultural and marine products. Conventional ecosystem assessments often ignore the benefits of these non-market provisioning services. This study develops new accounting measures to quantify the contribution of the sharing of food provisioning services in terms of their amount, variety, and nutritious composition at national and island scales, and it analyzes the relationship between such sharing practices and landscape types. Food sharing culture can contribute to enhancing resilience against socio-economic changes and natural disasters. The study provides baseline information for monitoring the hidden flow of food provision and its multiple functions.

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