Kitchenscapes, Tablescapes, Platescapes, and Foodscapes: Influences of Microscale Built Environments on Food Intake

Built environments at many scales influence the type and amount of food consumed. Macroscale food systems and food landscapes influence food choices, and microscale rooms, furniture, containers, and objects influence food intake. The authors review literature about how four ubiquitous microscale bui...

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Published in:Environment and behavior 2007-01, Vol.39 (1), p.124-142
Main Authors: Sobal, Jeffery, Wansink, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abundance
Access
Availability
Built environment
Consumption
Containers
Decision making
Design
Diet
Environmental aspects
Environmental psychology
Food
Food availability
Food consumption
Food intake
Foods
Furniture
Health behavior
Healthy food
Human behaviour
Influence
Interior design
Kitchens
Landmarks
Landscape
Landscapes
Literature reviews
Meals
Obesity
Packages
Physical environment
Positioning
Psychology
Reengineering
Semiotics
Spatial analysis
Unconsciousness
Urban environments
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Summary:Built environments at many scales influence the type and amount of food consumed. Macroscale food systems and food landscapes influence food choices, and microscale rooms, furniture, containers, and objects influence food intake. The authors review literature about how four ubiquitous microscale built environments are persistent but often unrecognized influences on food intake. Kitchenscapes influence food intake through availability, diversity, and visibility of foods; tablescapes through variety, abundance, and accessibility; platescapes through portion and/or package size, arrangement, and utensil type; and food-scapes through food-item forms and landmarks. Microgeographies of built environments provide a subtle, pervasive, and often unconscious influence on food choices, food intake, obesity, and health. Reengineering built environments may offer opportunities to shape food intake.
ISSN:0013-9165
1552-390X
DOI:10.1177/0013916506295574