Title Urban food democracy and governance in north and south / Alec Thornton

Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan US, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (344 pages) Series International political economy series International political economy series. Contents Intro; Foreword; References; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acronymns; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Emergent UA Themes and Concepts from North and South; Introduction; Introduction; Approach; Structure of the Book; References; Urban Agriculture in and Around Cities in Developed and Developing Countries: A Conceptualization of Urban Agriculture Dynamics and Challenges; Introduction; A Conceptual Framework of Urban Agriculture; The Examples; Metropolitan Centres and Their Regions in Developing Countries; The English-Speaking World: The Example of Canada Internal and External Forces and Evolving Socio-economic SystemsCurrent and Potential Functions of Urban Agriculture; Conflicts, Opportunities and Uncertainties; The Challenges; Conservation of Agricultural Land and Activities; Food Security; France (Île-de-France) and Belgium (Wallonia and Pays de Herve); Internal and External Forces and Evolving Socio-economic Systems; Current and Potential Functions of Urban Agriculture; Conflicts, Opportunities and Uncertainties; The Challenges; Food Security; Conservation of the Natural Environment; The Supply of Local Products; Brussels Southern Countries (Cameroon and an Overview on Senegal)Internal and External Forces and Evolving Socio-economic Systems; Current and Potential Functions of Urban Agriculture; Conflicts, Opportunities and Uncertainties; Conclusions; References; Urban Agriculture as a Field: Governance, Communication and Collective Action; Introduction; Food Networks: Social Movements in the Networked Society; UA as a 'Field'; Methodological Challenges; Social Media, Cooperation and Intra-city Collaboration; Twitter; Tweets Captured by Nvivo; IBM Watson Platform; Conclusion; References Urban Agriculture and the Battle for History in Melbourne and São PauloDisjunctures with the Past; Urban Agriculture Through Time; Making Space in Melbourne; Food Traditions and Public Space in Dandenong; Past and Future in Moreland: The Case of CERES; Feeding the Megacity: São Paulo; Joining the Dots; Unearthing Food Safety; Conclusion; References; Smart Food Cities on the Menu? Integrating Urban Food Systems into Smart City Policy Making; Introduction; Making Sense of the 'Smart City' Revolution; The 'Smart Food City' Concept; Are Smart Agri-Food Cities Possible in Australia and Germany? ConclusionReferences; Part II: Opportunities for Top-Down/Bottom-Up Collaboration? Case Studies from the Global North; Food Sovereignty: A Nirvana Concept for Swiss Urban Agriculture?; Introduction; Significant Margin for Interpretation; Food Sovereignty and Urban Agriculture: A Marriage of Rural and Urban; A Concept Serving Diverse Agricultural Policies; Two Illustrations in Geneva and Lausanne; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Cultural Heritage Preservation and Resilience in Urban Agriculture Through the Lens of Social Justice: A Case Study in Milan; Introduction Summary "Grounded in the urban politics of the 21st Century world-wide, this thoughtful volume hooks urban food - and especially its production - to social justice in a realistic and manageable way."--Diana Lee-Smith, Mazingira Institute, Kenya "An excellent international overview of urban food democracy and governance, with impressive geographical reach." --Andre Viljoen, University of Brighton, UK This edited collection explores urban food democracy as part of a broader policy-based approach to sustainable urban development. Conceptually, governance and social justice provide the analytical framework for a varied array of contributions which critically address issues including urban agriculture, smart cities, human health and wellbeing and urban biodiversity. Some chapters take the form of thematic, issue-based discussions, where others are constituted by empirical case studies. Contributing authors include both academic experts and practitioners who hail from a wide range of disciplines, professions and nations. All offer original research and robust consideration of urban food democracy in cities from across the Global North and South. Taken as a whole, this book makes a significant contribution to understanding the potential enabling role of good urban governance in developing formal urban food policy that is economically and socially responsive and in tune with forms of community-driven adaptation of space for the local production, distribution and consumption of nutritious food Notes Urban Agriculture and Cultural Heritage Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 12, 2019) Subject Nutrition policy. Food supply. Sustainable urban development. Food supply Nutrition policy Sustainable urban development Form Electronic book ISBN 3030171876 9783030171872

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