Dr Spock's Food Festival

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to make the reader think about the consequences of food scarcity and how science would deal with the situation portrayed through Dr Spock's Food Festival set in Tokyo 2050. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a trends analysis perspec...

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Main Authors: Katherine Findlay, Ian Yeoman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Tourism Futures
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Online Access:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JTF-12-2014-0005
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spelling doaj-fb31ad6fcfba4138bd1ae660a47f88b22020-11-24T21:54:00ZengEmerald PublishingJournal of Tourism Futures2055-59112055-592X2015-03-011214815110.1108/JTF-12-2014-0005Dr Spock's Food FestivalKatherine Findlay0Ian Yeoman1School of Management, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New ZealandSchool of Management, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New ZealandPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to make the reader think about the consequences of food scarcity and how science would deal with the situation portrayed through Dr Spock's Food Festival set in Tokyo 2050. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a trends analysis perspective. Findings – The authors explain the circumstances (or drivers) of how food scarcity would lead to particular future state. The paper portrays eight driving forces from increased urbanisation to a knowledgeable society. Originality/value – What if it did occur as molecular gastronomy and the desire for new experiences are core values of today's restaurant industry.https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JTF-12-2014-0005TourismScience fictionFuturesFood festivalsFood tourismScience
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author Katherine Findlay
Ian Yeoman
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Ian Yeoman
Dr Spock's Food Festival
Journal of Tourism Futures
Tourism
Science fiction
Futures
Food festivals
Food tourism
Science
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Ian Yeoman
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title Dr Spock's Food Festival
title_short Dr Spock's Food Festival
title_full Dr Spock's Food Festival
title_fullStr Dr Spock's Food Festival
title_full_unstemmed Dr Spock's Food Festival
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publisher Emerald Publishing
series Journal of Tourism Futures
issn 2055-5911
2055-592X
publishDate 2015-03-01
description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to make the reader think about the consequences of food scarcity and how science would deal with the situation portrayed through Dr Spock's Food Festival set in Tokyo 2050. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a trends analysis perspective. Findings – The authors explain the circumstances (or drivers) of how food scarcity would lead to particular future state. The paper portrays eight driving forces from increased urbanisation to a knowledgeable society. Originality/value – What if it did occur as molecular gastronomy and the desire for new experiences are core values of today's restaurant industry.
topic Tourism
Science fiction
Futures
Food festivals
Food tourism
Science
url https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JTF-12-2014-0005
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