Food sharing platform e capitale sociale sul territorio: il virtuale di prossimità

The paper presents the results of an empirical research about food waste practices widespread in Italy in recent years, conveyed by so-called food-sharing platform, “enablers” digital platforms facilitating food sharing and exchange. The reading key and main question of the survey is whether and to what extent anti-food waste com- munities of practices may be considered as an innovative sustainable response to the economic crisis from the economic, environmental and social point of view. The research was based on a qualitative methodology, a semantic analysis of web (which allowed the mapping of the main experiences in the country and the identification of best practices) and the construction of 4 case studies.