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Research Projects SustEATable   Integrated Analysis of Dietary Patterns and Agricultural Practices for Sustainable Food Systems in Luxembourg. Luxembourg is currently facing many environmental problems: pollution of drinking water resources by nutrient inputs and pesticide from agricultural activities, loss of biodiversity, soil erosion and degradation and climate change. These threats to ecosystems and the loss … Continued

Research Projects Nexus Futures   The challenge Sustainability challenges of our interdependent Water-, Food-, Land-, and Social systems, are starting to limit economic growth across sectors, and impact human health and well-being, as well as eco system health in a growing number of world areas.  Small, fast-growing and densely populated countries such as Luxembourg are … Continued

Research Projects © Peace Advocate Photography Luxembourg in Transition    Launched by the Department of Spatial Planning of the Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planning, the urban-architectural and landscape consultation entitled ‘Luxembourg in Transition – Spatial visions for the low-carbon and sustainable future of the Luxembourg functional region’ aims to gather strategic spatial planning proposals … Continued

Publications The resourcefulness of Luxembourg’s food system as put to the test by the Coronavirus lock-down   September 2020 Dr. Rachel Reckinger published the chapter ‘The resourcefulness of Luxembourg’s food system as put to the test by the Coronavirus lock-down’ in The Ends of Humanities - Volume 2: Self and Society in the Corona Crisis. … Continued

Publications ‘Constructions Contestées et contrastées de la notion de terroir: Symbolique Politique, Savoir Scientifique, Typicité Culturale et Culturelle’   2020 Dr. Rachel Reckinger published ‘Constructions contestées et contrastées de la notion de terroir. Symbolique Politique, Savoir Scientifique, Typicité Culturale et Culturelle’ in Terroir viticole. Espace et figures de qualité. The article can be requested here

Publications Reprise de la saisonalité via la régionalité   2020 Dr. Rachel Reckinger published the chapter ‘Reprise de la saisonalité via la regionalité’ in L’alimentation au fil des saisons. La saisonnalité des pratiques alimentaires.  The chapter (written in French) can be requested here Abstract Basé sur deux études empiriques, conjointement quantitatives et qualitatives, menées dans … Continued

Public Outreach TEDxUniversityofLuxembourg: ‘How to design a truly sustainable food system in the context of climate change?’   12th-16th October 2020 Dr. Rachel Reckinger spoke at TEDxUniversityofLuxembourg 2020. The event was held online over five days and addressed questions around the topic of climate change. Dr. Reckinger’s lecture was on from 18:30-20:00, on Thursday, 15th … Continued

Events ESA conference: "Competitive claims on sustainability politics within citizen multi-stakeholderism. Negotiations among prefigurative Civic Food Networks and established Local Food Systems"   26th-29th August 2020 Dr. Rachel Reckinger participated in the European Sociological Association’s (ESA) online midterm meeting of the Research Network of Sociology of Consumption on the topic of ‘Citizenship and Consumption – … Continued

Ongoing Projects H2020 Call Food 2030: Empowering Cities as agents of food system transformation   December 2019 Dr. Rachel Reckinger was asked by Gaëlle Tavernier (PRO-SUD; consultant to the City of Differdange, to develop the food strategy in relation to Lommelshaff), to participate in the European project "Food 2030: Empowering Cities". Under the lead of CARTIF, … Continued