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The city promotes a meat-free day on Thursdays called ''Donderdag Veggiedag'' with [[vegetarian]] food being promoted in public canteens for civil servants and elected councillors, in all city funded schools, and promotion of vegetarian eating options in town (through the distribution of "veggie street maps"). This campaign is linked to the recognition of the detrimental environmental effects of meat production, which the [[United Nations]]' Food and Agriculture Organization has established to represent nearly one-fifth of global [[greenhouse gas emissions]]. | |||
Ghent has the world's largest number of vegetarian restaurants per capita. {{W|Ghent}} | |||
=== Urban sustainability === | === Urban sustainability === | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 17 August 2017
Initiatives by topic
Food
The city promotes a meat-free day on Thursdays called Donderdag Veggiedag with vegetarian food being promoted in public canteens for civil servants and elected councillors, in all city funded schools, and promotion of vegetarian eating options in town (through the distribution of "veggie street maps"). This campaign is linked to the recognition of the detrimental environmental effects of meat production, which the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization has established to represent nearly one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Ghent has the world's largest number of vegetarian restaurants per capita. W
Urban sustainability
News and comment
2017
Ghent's Quick Rise as a Sustainable, Commons-Based Sharing City, Aug 9 [1]
2016
Car-free Belgium: why can't Brussels match Ghent's pedestrianised vision? Nov 28 [2]
2009
Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week, [3] May 12
See also
Interwiki links
Wikipedia: Ghent
External links
References