REflecting on and ADvancing Justice in Urban food STrategies
By playing the RE-ADJUSTool you will jointly discover what it takes to create a more equitable, inclusive and fair food system in your city. The RE-ADJUSTool enables policy makers, stakeholders and citizens to talk about and operationalise social justice within an urban food governance context. Download the freely available DIY (do-it-yourself) version of the RE-ADJUSTool and check out the game expansions below. Or send in an application for receiving a limited RE-ADJUSTool DELUXE box! All packages are available in English and Dutch.
Your
turn!
Rotating facilitator
All cards on
the table!
Peeking allowed
Now you’re
talking!
Reflexive question cards
Organise
your thoughts!
Messy notes & structured to-do’s
Municipalities, food initiatives and food partnerships can use the RE-ADJUSTool for two purposes: To review and enhance their city’s current food policy objectives and measures in terms of social justice (evaluation), or to exchange and operationalise ideas about what social food initiatives and policy actions are needed in their city in the future (brainstorm). Through answering a set of questions about and scoring the twelve aspects outlined below, the participants around the table will get to know each other and draw up a reflexive, holistic and action-oriented summary together.
RE-ADJUSTool DELUXE
A reusable box with nice materials and bright colours inside. Everything you need to get started straight away!
RE-ADJUSTool DIY
Three PDFs that contain simplified designs of all game elements. To set up this game you first have to play some printer-paper-scissors!
RE-ADJUSTool GAME EXPANSIONS
Bonus question cards: A PDF in which the texts of the question cards have been replaced by dotted lines. Decide beforehand what additional questions need to be on the table or give participants the opportunity to formulate their own discussion questions during the game!
Open definition cards: A PDF in which the text on the definition cards has been replaced by a dotted line. You can translate the definition (and question) cards to any language, so participants can follow and engage in discussions in their native language!
RE-ADJUSTool online: Slides that will guide you through the game. Ideal for online or hybrid meetings, or if printing is not an option for you. Death by PowerPoint? Hell no, chat by PowerPoint!
Download or request the package you want below! The ZIP files contain README files with instructions. Don’t forget to study these carefully.
Download RE-ADJUSTool DIY and game expansions
* = required/verplicht
| RE-ADJUSTool DIY (EN/NL) | Size |
|---|---|
| RE-ADJUSTool - DIY - A. playing board & cards (EN).pdf (EN/NL) | ~2,2M |
| RE-ADJUSTool - DIY - B. instructions & R&C sheet (EN/NL) | ~0,2M |
| RE-ADJUSTool - DIY - C. discussion & personal notes sheets (EN/NL) | ~0,2M |
| README - DIY (EN/NL) | ~2Kb |
| RE-ADJUSTool game expansions (EN/NL) | Size |
|---|---|
| RE-ADJUSTool - game expansion - open definition cards.pdf (EN/NL) | ~0,2M |
| RE-ADJUSTool - game expansion - bonus question cards (EN/NL) | ~77Kb |
| RE-ADJUSTool - game expansion - online evaluation (EN/NL) | ~8,8M |
| RE-ADJUSTool - game expansion - online brainstorm (EN/NL) | ~8,8M |
| README - game expansions (EN/NL) | ~4Kb |
Deluxe Edition / Deluxe Editie
I am definitely going to use this game, and would be interested in receiving a deluxe edition of the RE-ADJUSTool in English.
* = required
Ik ga dit spel zeker weten gebruiken en zou graag aanspraak maken op een Nederlandstalige deluxe editie van de RE-ADJUSTool.
* = verplicht
About the authors
Sara Smaal is a RECOMS fellow and PhD researcher at the Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) and Ghent University in Belgium. She developed an academic background in human geography and planning at Utrecht University (BSc) and the University of Groningen (MSc) in the Netherlands, and is passionate about transdisciplinary and participatory research. Her promotors are Elke Rogge (ILVO) and Joost Dessein (Ghent University). Her PhD study looks at development and implementation trajectories of European urban food policies from a social justice lens.
Cite as: Smaal, S.A.L. & Rogge, E. (2021). RE-ADJUSTool: REflecting on and ADvancing Justice in Urban food STrategies. H2020 MSCA-ITN ‘RECOMS’. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5242995
Design by: Roos Gellynck & Daphné Roels (OMGEVING)
Contact: [email protected] (feedback highly appreciated!)
Economic redistribution
Pursuing fairness → Access to resources
Infrastructure and tools:
Access to the transportation, equipment and logistics needed for producing, purchasing and trading food
Food and health:
Access to adequate, safe and nutritious diets
Space and land:
Access to sites to grow, produce, prepare or share food
Employment and remuneration:
Access to fair and decent pay for food-related labour and products
Cultural recognition
Celebrating diversity → Access to opportunities
Appreciation and fulfilment:
Access to opportunities to gain respect, enjoyment and satisfaction out of food-related labour
Sustainability and biodiversity:
Access to opportunities to acknowledge non-human life and future generations through food choices
Cohesion and encounters:
Access to opportunities to meet and connect with others through food-related activities
Knowledge and skills:
Access to opportunities to practice, share and develop food-related expertise
Political representation
Practicing democracy → Access to structures
Information and transparency:
Access to structures that provide detailed and reliable information on food systems
Voice and participation:
Access to structures that give citizens and organisations a say in decision-making on food issues
Law and regulations:
Access to structures that establish the legal frameworks for organisations and citizens within the food system
Platforms and support:
Access to structures that assist, guide and stimulate citizens and organisations in the field of food