Alternative Food Networks and 15-Minute City. Rethinking food distribution to foster sustainable urban transformation

Abstract

This study focuses on 15-Minute City (FMC) model as a potential approach to ensure urban liveability regardless of the neighbourhood of belonging. To understand potential ways to implement the FMC, the study addresses the role of food purchases in cities as potential floors to aggregate individuals; more detailly, relying on Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) as high-quality food suppliers, the research intends to comprehend their implications in FMC stimulation. After a literature review regarding AFNs and FMC correlation, the study carries out empirical research meant to juxtapose the two themes. By adopting qualitative methodology, the AFNs’ positive role in stimulating the FMC implementation is tested, via semi-structured interviews, made in two neighbourhoods of the City of Turin, Barriera di Milano and Crocetta.