Designing Urban Food Policies Concepts and Approaches

This Open Access book is for scientists and experts who work on urban food policies. It provides a conceptual framework for understanding the urban food system sustainability and how it can be tackled by local governments. Written by a collective of researchers, this book describes the existing conc...

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Other Authors: Brand, Caroline (Editor), Bricas, Nicolas (Editor), Conaré, Damien (Editor), Daviron, Benoit (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Urban Agriculture
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Urbanization Issues Affecting Food System Sustainability
  • Chapter 2 History of Urban Food Policy in Europe, From the Ancient City to the Industrial City
  • Chapter 3 Cities’ Strategies for Sustainable Food and the Levers They Mobilize
  • Chapter 4 Theoretical Approaches for Effective Sustainable Urban Food Policymaking
  • Chapter 5 Reconciling Sustainability Issues and Urban Policy Levers
  • Chapter 6 Putting Food on the Regional Policy Agenda in Montpellier, France
  • Chapter 7 Conclusion