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Dr

Rachel Carey

Lecturer (Food Systems)
Agriculture and Food
Food policy
Food System Governance
City Food Systems
Resilience
Sustainable Food Systems
Urban agriculture
Climate Change
Food Security
social sciences
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Dr

Rachel Carey

 
Division
Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Governance of sustainable food systems
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Projects

Displaying the 4 most recent projects by Rachel Carey.

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Building the climate resilience of Melbourne's Food System

2019 - 2021
Active
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Foodprint II: Roadmap for a resilient city foodbowl

2017 - 2019
Completed
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Teaching Foodprint Melbourne – Building a public conversation through the Australian Curriculum

2017 - 2018
Completed
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FoodPrinting Melbourne

2015 - 2016
Completed

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Project Types

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Rachel Carey.

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The Extent to Which Obesity and Population Nutrition Are Considered by Institutional Investors Engaged in Responsible Investment in Australia-A Review of Policies and Commitments

Ella Robinson, Christine Parker, Rachel Carey, Gary Sacks

Journal article  |  2020  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Introduction: Responsible investment (RI), in which environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are incorporated int..

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Can Labelling Create Transformative Food System Change for Human and Planetary Health? A Case Study of Meat.

Christine Parker, Rachel Carey, Fiona Haines, Hope Johnson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Int J Health Policy Manag

BACKGROUND: One important way to transform food systems for human and planetary health would be to reduce the production and consu..

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How Free Is Sow Stall Free? Incremental Regulatory Reform and Industry Co-optation of Activism

Rachel Carey, Christine Parker, Gyorgy Scrinis

Journal article  |  2020  |  LAW & POLICY

This article critically examines how interactions between social movement activism, supermarkets, and the pork industry led to the..

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Post COVID 19 and food pathways to sustainable transformation

Alison Blay-Palmer, Rachel Carey, Elodie Valette, Matthew R Sanderson

Journal article  |  2020  |  AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN VALUES

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The politics of voluntary self-regulation: insights from the development and promotion of the Australian Beverages Council's Commitment.

Jennifer Lacy-Nichols, Gyorgy Scrinis, Rachel Carey

Journal article  |  2020  |  Public Health Nutrition

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the evolution of the soft drink industry's use of self-regulation as a response to obesity and examine the m..

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The evolution of Coca-Cola Australia's soft drink reformulation strategy 2003–2017: A thematic analysis of corporate documents

J Lacy-Nichols, G Scrinis, R Carey

Journal article  |  2020  |  Food Policy

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Governments around the world are pressuring the soft drink industry to reformulate sugary drinks, in particula..

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Roadmap for a resilient and sustainable Melbourne foodbowl

Rachel Carey, Kirsten Larsen, Jennifer Sheridan

Report  |  2019

This report outlines a vision and roadmap for preserving Melbourne’s foodbowl for current and future generations as a fundamental ..

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The Consumer Labelling Turn in Farmed Animal Welfare Politics: From the Margins of Animal Advocacy to Mainstream Supermarket Shelves

Christine Parker, Rachel Carey, Gyorgy Scrinis

Book Chapter  |  2019

“Free range” and other higher welfare label claims are increasingly visible on Australian egg, pork and chicken meat products. Thi..

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Peri-urban agriculture in Australia: Pressure on the urban fringe

R Carey, S James

Book Chapter  |  2018

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Assessing the Capacity and Resilience of Melbourne’s Foodbowl: The Foodprint Melbourne project

R Carey, J Sheridan, S Candy, K Larsen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Urban Agriculture

The city of Melbourne is located in a highly productive agricultural region with the capacity to meet approximately 41% of the cit..

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Keyword Analysis

Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
Expanding Knowledge
Urban and Regional Planning
Animal Production
Law in Context
Other Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
Justice and the Law
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Community Services
Environmental and Resources Law

News

Displaying the 10 most recent news articles by Rachel Carey.

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Our food supply has problems with equity, not quantity

Rachel Carey, Maureen Murphy, Leila Alexandra

In Australia we are used to full supermarket shelves brimming with a constant supply of our favourite foods all year. But 2020 has made shop..

March 29, 2020
pursuit Article
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To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls

Rachel Carey, Jennifer Sheridan, Kirsten Larsen

If you’ve eaten fresh strawberries recently, they likely came from one of Australia’s city foodbowls. Around 40% of the nation’s strawberrie..

March 26, 2019
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Feeding cities in the 21st century: why urban-fringe farming is vital for food resilience

Rachel Carey, Jennifer Sheridan, Kirsten Larsen

City fringe agriculture gives farmers unique access to direct markets and provides those living in cities the opportunity to connect with lo..

November 28, 2018
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Tropical Cyclone Debbie has blown a hole in the winter vegetable supply

Ian Sinclair, Brent Jacobs, Laura Wynne, Rachel Carey

Bowen's market gardens supply some 13% of Australia's perishable vegetables. Author providedCyclone Debbie, which lashed the Queensl..

April 4, 2017
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How to pick an ethically raised ham this Christmas

Rachel Carey, Christine Parker, Gyorgy Scrinis

Your local supermarket offers a variety of hams. Rachel Carey, Author providedIncreasing interest in animal welfare means that there are a r..

December 15, 2016
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The key to future food supply is sitting on our cities' doorsteps

Rachel Carey, Jennifer Sheridan, Kirsten Larsen

A large proportion of Australia's perishable vegetables and fruit, such as strawberries, are grown on city fringe farmland around Austra..

November 23, 2016
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Melbourne wastes 200 kg of food per person a year: it's time to get serious

Seona Candy, Jennifer Sheridan, Rachel Carey

Wasting food, wasting the earth. Matt Carey, Author providedYou know that feeling when you open the fridge and are met with something “on t..

June 2, 2016
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Free-range egg labelling scrambles the message for consumers

Christine Parker, Gyorgy Scrinis, Rachel Carey

Eggs cartons will need to show stocking density on the carton. Egg image from www.shutterstock.comAustralian governments have agreed on a ne..

March 31, 2016
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It takes a lot of water to feed us, but recycled water could help

Rachel Carey, Jennifer Sheridan, Seona Candy

Artichokes growing in Werribee South, an area that uses recycled water for irrigation Jen SheridanAustralians eat a lot of water – the water..

March 2, 2016
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When climate change hits our food supply, city foodbowls could come to the rescue

Rachel Carey, Jennifer Sheridan, Kirsten Larsen

Carrots from farms on Melbourne's urban fringe. Matthew CareyAustralians may need to get used to coping with more disruptions to their f..

November 30, 2015
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2019

Excellence in Engagement in Research Award 2019

University of Melbourne

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Credentials

Positions

Lecturer (Food Systems)

Agriculture and Food

Education

Food Policy

City University

Doctor of Philosophy

The University of Manchester

Cognitive Science

The University of Manchester

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