Autori: Armendariz V, Armenia S, Atzori A S
Tipologia Prodotto: Contributo in Atti di convegno
Convegno: 33rd International System Dynamics Conference (ISDC), 2015, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Anno di Pubblicazione: 2015
Link: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/ags/docs/MUFN/CALL_FILES_EXPERT_2015/CFP3-18_Full_Paper.pdf
Abstract:
What should be the policy to meet urban food needs in developing countries and those in transition? is FAO’s main question before the current overwhelming increase of urban population. To answer, it is necessary to understand the problematic of FSDS and the structure causing it to be really able of assessing any policy to reach the goal. Therefore, the objective of this work is to improve the FSDS understanding, as complex systems embedded in socio-ecological contexts, by addressing FAO’s framework limitations using System dynamics methodology. We have identified and categorized the main FSDS variables, conceptualized the FSDS and characterized and analyzed their dynamics, among them, the traditional and erroneous logic to build policies, which decreases the resilience and efficiency of the system, and further on the possibility of reaching the goal
“meeting urban food needs”. A framework setting to understand the FSDS structure and its dynamics is presented and described as the first part of the SD updates to FAO’s methodological and operational guide. Recommendations based on FAO’s competence are made in the light of the insights of the dynamic analysis proposed.
Keywords: Sustainability, Urban Food Systems, System Dynamics, Modeling & Simulation, Policy Modeling, FAO