A Game theoretic framework for surplus food distribution in smart cities and beyond

Food waste is currently a major challenge for the world. It is the precursor to several socioeconomic problems that are plaguing modern society. To counter and to, simultaneously, stand by the undernourished, surplus food redistribution has surfaced as a viable solution. Information and Communicatio...

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Autores: Sanyal, Surja, Kumar Singh, Vikash, Xhafa Xhafa, Fatos|||0000-0001-6569-5497, Sanyal, Banhi, Mukhopadhyay, Sajal
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/349200
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/349200
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11115058
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Food supply
Game theory
Food surplus
Surplus food distribution
Food recovery
Food waste
Food sharing
Food waste management
Smart cities
ICT-mediation
Double-sided market
Sustainability
Scalability
Donation traceability
Food recoverability
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Sumario:Food waste is currently a major challenge for the world. It is the precursor to several socioeconomic problems that are plaguing modern society. To counter and to, simultaneously, stand by the undernourished, surplus food redistribution has surfaced as a viable solution. Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-mediated food redistribution is a highly scalable approach and it percolates into the lives of the masses far better. Even if ICT is not brought into the picture, the presence of food surplus redistribution in developing countries such as India is scarce and is limited to only a few of the major cities. The discussion of a surplus food redistribution framework under strategic settings is a less discussed topic around the globe. This paper aims to address a surplus food redistribution framework under strategic settings, thereby facilitating a smoother exchange of surplus food in the smart cities of developing countries and beyond. As ICT is seamlessly available in smart cities, the paper aims to focus the framework in these cities. However, this can be extended beyond the smart cities to places with greater human involvement