Transdisciplinary Case Studies on Design for Food and Sustainability

Part I: Food and Design: Theoretical Background
1. Defining Food Design: Inside and outside Academia
2. Using Food Design in academic project-based learning experiences
3. The potential in the use of design in creating innovation brokerage in the food chain
4. Use of design in different disciplines and how this methodology could change the jobs of the future
5. Introduction to the book structure

Part II: Cases studies on Food Design in production and distribution
6. Case study: the role of food design in agriculture and agronomy
7. Case study: the role of food design in business development, marketing and sales
8. Case study: Genetically engineered food materials
9. Case study: The role of food design in distribution
10. Case study: Future outlook on innovative designing and sustainable food systems

Part III: Case studies on Food Design for Food and Restaurant businesses
11. Case study: Food design for precision cooking and precision eating
12. Case study: Industrial innovation and food design
13. Case study: Design and social foodscapes.
14. Case study: Sensorial sustainability in consumption experiences

Part IV: Case studies on Food Design for territory –identity
15. Case study: Systemic Food Design
16. Case study: food design for urban, peri-urban and rural cultures
17. Case study: designing food systems for smart and sustainable cities
18. The role of design in case studies competitions and in University start-up contests

Part V: Cases studies on social food design
19. Case study: the role of food design - related events for social actions
20. Case study: Food design for Sustainability and social justice
21. Case study: Food design from emergencies to long term solutions
22. Case study: Food for all, solutions for all

Part VI: Case studies on food design for post-consumption
23. Case study: Designing the taste of food waste
24. Case study: Food Design for education
25. Case study: Critical Food design
26. Case study: Food Design for science

Conclusion

Transdisciplinary Case Studies on Design for Food and Sustainability, a volume in the Consumer Science and Strategic Marketing series, analyzes the interconnectivity of sustainability, food and design, demonstrating the presence of food design in various food-related fields of study. Sections cover food theory, with case studies that highlight different forms and applications of food design, including the use of food design in production and distribution, in food and restaurant businesses, in territory-identity, social food design, and with regard to post-consumption. Through these case studies, readers will better understand successful food design projects and methods.

• Includes practical examples to illustrate food system challenges, to explain phenomena, and to build theory
• Considers impacts, used assessments, and scalability assets when presenting projects and case studies
• Addresses practical problems in food design

Academics and practitioners working on food design. Also relevant in courses on design and food studies