This video introduces the Mapping & Gapping process carried out within the FoodCLIC project across the project's Living Labs. Researchers and practitioners from Amsterdam (Léon Feenstra, Researcher at The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Lisbon (Gabriela Fernandes, Project Officer at the Municipal Environmental Government Agency of Cascais and Rosario Oliveira, Researcher at the University of Lisbon) share their experiences of analysing the food system.
They describe the challenges of working across urban and rural scales, the complexity of coordinating different governance levels, and the opportunities that mapping provides for understanding food production, distribution, and consumption. The video highlights how mapping local markets, organic farming, and fish distribution contributes to building a clearer picture of city-region food systems. By showcasing reflections from researchers and local actors, the video underlines the importance of data-driven insights and cross-level collaboration in designing shorter, more sustainable food chains.
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FOODCLIC. We are connecting people, food, policy & places.
FoodCLIC is a four-year project funded by the EU. The project runs from September 2022 to February 2027. The acronym FoodCLIC stands for 'integrated urban FOOD policies – developing sustainability Co-benefits, spatial Linkages, social Inclusion and sectoral Connections to transform food systems in city-regions
