What is the contribution of food self-provisioning towards
environmental sustainability? A case study of active gardeners

J 2018

What is the contribution of food self-provisioning towards environmental sustainability? A case study of active gardeners

VÁVRA, Jan, Petr DANĚK a Petr JEHLIČKA

Základní údaje

Originální název

What is the contribution of food self-provisioning towards environmental sustainability? A case study of active gardeners

Autoři

VÁVRA, Jan (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Petr DANĚK (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Petr JEHLIČKA (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Journal of Cleaner Production, Oxford, Elsevier, 2018, 0959-6526

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50704 Environmental sciences

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 6.395

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/18:00100872

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.261

UT WoS

000430772400088

Klíčová slova anglicky

alternative food networks; carbon footprint; food self-provisioning; gardening; greenhouse gas emissions; self-sufficiency

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 29. 3. 2019 15:54, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Food self-provisioning, also labelled as household food production, is a traditional activity persisting in the countries of the Global North. Recently, it has become an object of sustainability oriented research due to the positive social, health and environmental outcomes. However, little is known about the rate of self-sufficiency of the food self-provisioners and about environmental context of this kind of food production, including its actual potential for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. To clarify these topics, we analysed sociological data from a quantitative research study carried out in the Czech Republic in 2015. The data from 775 food growing households were used. The combined rate of self-sufficiency of the households was calculated as the share of home grown fruit, vegetables and potatoes in the overall consumption of the household. The rate of self-sufficiency (33%) was then compared with average food consumption and multiplied by the different values of greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential of home grown food. This led to the reduction of 42-92 kg CO2eq per person per year, which constitutes 3–5% of overall food emissions of Czech households. The research shows that positive environmental effects are not negatively counterweighted either by excessive use of industrial fertilisers or by car transportation to the gardens. Environmental motivation is unimportant for gardeners. Our findings give support to “quiet sustainability” and “sustainable materialism”, two recently advanced concepts highlighting the importance of considering everyday practices in the quest for sustainability.

Návaznosti

GA14-33094S, projekt VaV

Název: Formy a hodnoty alternativních ekonomických praktik v České republice (Akronym: ALTEKO)

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Formy a hodnoty alternativních ekonomických praktik v České republice

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what_is_the_contributions_of_food_selfprovisioning.pdf

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Citovat

VÁVRA, Jan, Petr DANĚK a Petr JEHLIČKA. What is the contribution of food self-provisioning towards environmental sustainability? A case study of active gardeners. Journal of Cleaner Production. Oxford: Elsevier, 2018, roč. 185, June, s. 1015-1023. ISSN 0959-6526. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.261.

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VÁVRA, Jan, Petr DANĚK a Petr JEHLIČKA. What is the contribution of food self-provisioning towards environmental sustainability? A case study of active gardeners. \textit{Journal of Cleaner Production}. Oxford: Elsevier, 2018, roč.~185, June, s.~1015-1023. ISSN~0959-6526. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.261.

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