A systemic approach to root causes of food waste. AND WHAT DESIGN CAN ADD TO FOOD AND HEALTH EDUCATION

WHAT

The thesis investigates the household’s behaviors towards food waste of edible food. As it takes a systemic approach combined with a behavioral model such as the comprehensive action determination model to understand the relationship between the influence on our behavior.

HOW

It takes a deep dive into how food waste occurs and why, as it investigates the patterns of behavior. with tools such as Giga mapping, which allows understanding how aspects such as uncertainty, food value, consumer life situation, unfamiliar food control our food practice, and knowledge affect our behavior. As it investigates how we can improve the knowledge that is lost to the younger generation, but the elderly generation possesses - the ability to assess if food is still edible.

WHY

The solution looks into how the school can be used as a plat-form to influence habits within food practice in the short and long term. Based on findings it has been suggested to develop a platform where teachers can use a framework for their class, as this is a solution made for food and health teachers and other teachers in school. The solution touches on two of three interdisciplinary themes that are made a priority in the curriculum, these are prioritized because they touch on key societal challenges that are relevant over time.