Open AccessValència — Sustainable Food World Capital. A Social Sciences Vision
Author(s) -
Aida Vizcaíno Estevan,
Tono Vizcaíno Estevan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
debats
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2530-3074
pISSN - 0212-0585
DOI - 10.28939/iam.debats-en.2021-12
Subject(s) - declaration , value (mathematics) , capital (architecture) , politics , social capital , identity (music) , political science , economic growth , sociology , political economy , social science , economics , geography , law , physics , archaeology , machine learning , computer science , acoustics
The declaration of València as the World Sustainable Food Capital in 2017, based on the market-gardening system of l’Horta — an area girding the city, has put key subjects such as sustainable production and healthy eating on the public agenda. The process leading up to the declaration (which is in part a heritage-based project) has been fraught with contradictions and conflicts stemming from the city’s political, economic and identity dimensions. Examining this process from a Social Sciences angle is of value not only indrawing lessons but also for spawning debating forums in which solutions can be proposed.