Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(20), P. 9027 - 9027
Published: Oct. 18, 2024
In
recent
decades,
meat
consumption
has
faced
growing
scrutiny
from
an
environmental,
health,
and
animal
welfare
perspective.
As
a
result,
reducing
emerged
as
important
strategy
to
mitigate
its
negative
effects.
Flexitarians,
group
of
reducers,
have
attracted
attention
for
potentially
shaping
future
dietary
trends.
This
study
uses
qualitative
approach
draws
on
15
in-depth
interviews
with
young
flexitarians
in
Slovenia
(YFS)
identify
the
main
facilitators
barriers
reduction
by
exploring
their
motivations,
capabilities,
opportunities
described
COM-B
behavioral
model.
fills
gap
studies
using
model
looking
at
capabilities
opportunities,
not
solely
motives.
addition,
it
all
three
categories,
well
conducted
outside
northwest
Europe
other
primarily
western
geographical
contexts.
highlights
findings
central
eastern
European
context
that
industry
governments
should
consider
when
developing
behavior
change
strategies
healthy,
sustainable
diets.
shows
strong
rural
family
ties
limited
access
alternatives
are
major
Slovenia.
The
YFS
preferred
whole,
unprocessed
foods
(legumes,
vegetables,
grains)
over
processed
reduced
health
environmental
reasons,
relying
social
support
peers
information
popular
documentaries
media
influencers.
Appetite,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 107860 - 107860
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
It
is
widely
accepted
that
the
(over)consumption
of
meat
negatively
linked
to
environmental
problems
and
public
health
issues,
yet
research
shows
actual
consumption
remains
(too)
high.
While
most
related
protein
transition
focuses
on
consumers'
motivations,
perceptions
acceptance
towards
plant-based
alternatives,
a
clear
need
arises
extensively
study
context
in
which
(plant-based)
meals
are
consumed.
In
this
research,
generative
approach
was
applied
extend
knowledge
flexitarian
households'
reduction
practices.
Participants
(n=30)
from
different
household
types
completed
assignments
with
their
members
reflect
practices
over
course
full
week.
After
sensitizing
week,
participants
were
interviewed
about
Results
show
high
cooking
skills
interest
searching
for,
or
have
developed,
practice
reformulating
into
'complete'
'authentic'
vegetarian
entails
culinary
experience
compared
meat-based
meals.
They
usually
avoided
analogues,
used
products
such
as
pulses,
cheeses,
nuts
herbs
create
tasty
satiating
However,
less
available
resources
like
time
analogues
convenient
replacers
meat.
Partners
children
had
strong
influence
formation
practices,
preferences
resulted
compromises
regarding
frequency
conclusion,
provides
unique
insights
fuels
discussion
role
for
meal
experiences.
Engineering Economics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35(1), P. 45 - 64
Published: Feb. 26, 2024
Policymakers
consider
startups
an
essential
sector
of
a
dynamic
and
competitive
economy.
In
this
paper
we
assess
the
outcome
Romanian
program
which
provided
consistent
subsidy
to
potential
startup
entrepreneurs.
More
specifically,
carry
out
cluster
discriminant
analysis
measure
economic
performance
companies
five
years
after
their
inception.
The
results
show
that
there
are
three
groups
businesses:
with
high
capital
operational
efficiency,
average
profitability,
low
substantial
differences
in
turnover,
profits,
debt
etc.
We
argue
these
attributable
part
entrepreneur’s
human
attempt
exploit
different
fiscal
treatment
labor
income.
also
public
grant
scheme
had
no
durable
impact
on
employment
fixed
assets,
suggests
presence
significant
crowding
moral
hazard
effects.
Journal of Consumer Culture,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 2, 2024
Cultural
conventions
are
central
to
tackling
unsustainable
consumption.
In
the
Global
North
food
increasingly
contested
due
political
importance
of
climate
change
and
share
global
greenhouse
gas
emissions
tied
animal
production
Significant
reductions
in
meat
consumption
touted
as
pathways
adaptation,
but
most
consumers
remain
committed
consuming
meat-based
meals
diets
with
meat.
To
explore
how
handle
these
issues
today’s
cultural
context,
this
article
examines
culturally
appropriate
ways
rejecting
reduction.
The
theoretical
framework
is
based
on
interactionism
accounts.
empirical
material
from
focus
group
discussions
Danish
consumers.
We
find
that
about
using
plant-based
meat,
norms
proper
culinary
conduct
held
be
more
pressing
guides
for
normative
assessment
than
impacts.
also
show
status
function
impact
“knowledge”
complex
ambiguous.
A
shared
social
knowledge
impacts
appears
exist
alongside
“questionable
knowledge”
“lack
knowledge”,
both
which
referred
excuse,
justify,
charge
others
reasoning
supporting
continued
Knowledge
accepted
when
it
fits
less
knowable
if
poses
challenges
contemporary
consumer
culture.
contributes
insights
into
negotiations
help
preserve
Appetite,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
188, P. 106611 - 106611
Published: June 7, 2023
Meat
consumption
and
convenience
food
are
both
located
at
the
heart
of
contemporary,
industrialized,
unhealthy
unsustainable
systems.
In
this
article,
we
study
intersections
between
'meatification'
diets,
focusing
on
'pølse'-an
umbrella
term
including
hotdogs
a
range
sausages-as
epitome
in
Norway.
We
explore
how
pølse
is
embedded
Norwegian
practices,
why
it
considered
convenient
different
contexts.
doing
so,
seek
to
explain
eating
co-shaped
by
socio-material
scripting
processes
that
further
entrench
meat
practices
complicate
meat-reduction
efforts.
The
analysis
based
52
in-depth
household
interviews
autophotography
four
geographical
contexts
Norway,
addition
22
park
survey
data
centering
practices.
use
theoretical
apparatus
combining
social
practice
theory,
foodscapes
scripts
analyse
conveniencization
pølse.
articles
demonstrates
become
entwined
specific
intersects
with
care,
notions
class,
expectations
normativity.
Moreover,
show
despite
plant-based
'pølse'
substitutes
offer,
meat-eaters
remain
skeptical
its
taste,
rather
seem
offer
way
into
established
occasions
for
non-meat
eaters
than
out
eating.
Journal of Consumer Culture,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
24(1), P. 211 - 229
Published: Oct. 26, 2023
A
change
to
less
carbon-intensive
everyday
practices
is
needed
address
climate
change.
Based
on
existing
literature,
we
discuss
which
relations
between
dynamics
of
routinization
and
reflexivity
that
potentially
constitute
reproduction
related
food,
mobility
housing.
Looking
across
different
consumption
fields
can
help
clarify
more
general
insights
the
importance
in
consumption.
Our
analysis
informed
by
practice
theories,
emphasize
how
are
intermingled
performance
practices.
We
suggest
three
analytical
themes
for
exploring
consumption:
Variation
performances
practices,
visibility
resource
use,
social
interaction
involved
explore
usefulness
variation,
applying
them
a
systematic
discussion
housing
order
shed
light
upon
implications
towards
lower
carbon
intensity.
Food and Foodways,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
32(2), P. 142 - 162
Published: March 22, 2024
This
paper
investigates
how
food
practices
are
shaped
by
their
linkages
to
configurations
of
other
everyday
in
the
lives
consumers.
It
contributes
discussions
relations
between
practices,
suggesting
term
entrenchment
as
a
way
zooming
on
performance
single
or
compound
such
practitioners.
is
done
based
an
analysis
data
from
27
interviews
with
young
Danish
meat
reducers
(aged
18–30).
The
shows
performances
participants
spatiotemporally
and
socially
entrenched
varying
degrees.
I
discuss
categories
spatiotemporal
social
may
contribute
practice-theoretical
about
understand
interrelations
argue
that
thinking
terms
help
us
ways
which
any
practice
organization
they
linked
to.
Finally,
potential
implications
for
behavior
change
initiatives
understanding
can
both
explain
ineffectiveness
individual
behavior-change
point
toward
alternative
approaches.
