Description

Georgia Tech has a wealth of interdisciplinary expertise that can support the building of a local food system that values local farmers, centers sustainable agricultural practices in the face of climate change, and enhances food security for our city and more broadly for the Southeast region. To advance this work, BBISS and SCoRE are growing partnerships with local food and agriculture organizations in and around metro Atlanta, as well as some in rural Georgia, to identify potential research projects of collective interest to faculty and partners. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to):

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  • Atlanta food system network mapping: Creating an interactive network map of local food organizations in Atlanta
  • Visualizing and mapping food flows across Atlanta: Tracking food flows and food access points, and identifying new source points for surplus foods and urban agriculture
  • Environmental sensing and data dashboards to support farmers and climate action: Exploring projects related to environmental sensing and data sharing platforms for farmers
  • Support for food rescue and redistribution organizations: Improving logistics, developing impact tracking models to facilitate decision making, and improving data sharing between organizations

SCoRE/BBISS Lead

Nicole Kennard, BBISS Assistant Director for Community-Engaged Research 

Disciplines & Faculty

Involved faculty include Valerie Thomas (industrial and systems engineering/public policy); Carl DiSalvo (interactive computing/literature, media, and communication); Ingeborg Rocker (architecture); Josiah Hester (interactive computing); Sofia Perez-Guzman (civil and environmental engineering)

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Other Partners Involved

- Civic: City of Atlanta - Department of City Planning
- Food Rescue / Distribution / Redistribution: Metro Atlanta Food Consortium; Second Helpings Atlanta; Atlanta Community Food Bank; Retaaza; Concrete Jungle
- Farms and Farmer-focused organizations: Good Agriculture; Unearthing Farm & Market; Outdoor Fresh Farms; Food Well Alliance; The Conservation Fund – The Farms Fund
- Consultancies: Ignited Word

Kennard holds many more partnerships with local food and agriculture organizations, but the above list represents those with the strongest interests in engaging in research collaborations

Keywords

environment, health & wellness, food systems, agriculture, food security

Associated SDGs

2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health & Wellbeing), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), 15 (Life on Land)