Esteve Giraud

Research Director, Swette Center

egiraud@asu.edu

Mail code: 8204

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Estève Giraud is an Assistant Research Professor at Arizona State University, and her research focuses on the integration of care theory and practices in food systems to enhance resilience and sustainability. At the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, she works on multiple projects, including (1) organic agriculture research projects in collaboration with the Organic Trade Association and the Natural Resource Defense Council, and (2) research on policies to foster urban agriculture in low-income communities in Tempe, AZ. She is also the Director of Operations at Desert Haven Home Care, and a Strategic Advisor at the Zambakari Advisory. A French native, she wrote a book on the ethics of the organic movement published in France in 2014. Estève holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability from Arizona State University, a Master in Economics and Management from University Pompeu Fabra (Spain), and a Master in Business from Toulouse Business School (France).

Education

PhD, Sustainability, Arizona State University
Master, Economics and Management, University of Pompeu Fabra, 2014
Master, Business, Toulouse Business School, 2012
Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles, Arts & Social Sciences, Nantes University, 2008

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Publications

Book

Giraud, E. (2016). Le bio est-il éthique ? (Eng: Is Organic ethical?), Studyrama, Paris, 146 p

Journal Articles

Giraud, E. (2021). Urban Food Autonomy: The Flourishing of an Ethics of Care for Sustainability. Humanities, 10(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/h10010048

Giraud, E. G., El-Sayed, S., & Opejin, A. (2021). Gardening for Food Well-Being in the COVID-19 Era. Sustainability, 13(17), 9687. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179687

Book Chapters

Aggarwal, R., Taylor, C., Berady, A., Giraud, E., Opejin, A. (2020) Chapter 9. Sustainable Food Systems for Cities in Hagen, B. and D. Pijawka eds., Sustainability for the 21st Century: Pathways, Programs, and Policies. Kendall Hunt.

Reports

Merrigan, K. A., Giraud, E. G., El-Hage Scialabba, N., Brook, L., Johnson, A., Aird, S. (2022) Grow Organic: the Climate, Health, and Economic Case for Expanding Organic Agriculture, Natural Resources Defense Council. https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/grow-organic-agriculture-repor…

Alvarado, F, Coghlan, J., Cooper, D., Peterson, C, Wyman C., Giraud, E.G., Dart, J, Benard, N. (2022) Meatless Monday Best Practices: Assessing the Implementation and Maintenance of Meatless Monday Initiatives in the U.S. Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University. https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/food/wp-content/uploads/sites…

Merrigan, K. A., Giraud, E. G., & Greene, C. (2021). The Critical To-Do List for Organic Agriculture: 46 Recommendations for the President. Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University. https://foodsystems.asu.edu/food/reports/

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