Focus-area: Food policies & governance
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European case studies on Governance of Territorial Food Systems
This report was developed in the context of GouTer, a 3-year research-action project. It contains 12 European city case studies on food system governance.
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Entrepreneurship in Urban Agriculture
RUAF with the University of Bologna, Horticity, Agreenium, Vegepolys, SWUAS, Hei-tro, STePS, Mammut film and Grow the Planet developed a distance learning course in the framework of the Urban Green Train project. The consortium developed a series of 5 modules on urban agriculture and entrepreneurship: 1: Introduction to urban agriculture concept and types 2: Resource…
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Sustainable Diets for All – International Position Paper
Short paper the Sustainable Diets for All programme that helps low-income communities improve their access to sustainable, diverse and nutritious food.
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A growing menu for the urban food agenda
The regulars at the Resilient Cities congress might recall that when urban food first appeared as a topic in the congress series, it almost seemed out of place – a topic more fitting to the agricultural community than urbanists. The conversation started from the basics, emphasizing food as a system, which includes producers, consumers and many other stakeholders all along…
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Hungry for more: Cities are shaping the global food agenda
It is clear that the food, urban, resilience and sustainability agendas must come together. At the Urban Food Forum at Resilient Cities 2017, Monika Zimmermann, Deputy Secretary General of ICLEI and Thierry Giordano, Decentralized Cooperation Advisor at FAO, drew an analogy between the way cities are seizing the food agenda and how they got a…
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The role of private sector in city region food systems
This study serves as a starting point to enhance private sector engagement to build more sustainable and resilient city region food systems.
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Alison Blay Palmer on why she works on food
This video was used as a trailer for Alison’s induction into the Royal Society of Canada at their Annual General Meeting. Shot at the Balsillie School of International Affairs to highlight the research Alison is doing on Global Food Systems. @John Ternan.
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Policy brief: Urban agriculture as a climate change strategy
This policy brief provides examples from innovative policies and practices from various cities on urban agriculture as a climate change strategy.
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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 31 – Inclusive Use of Urban Space
This Urban Agriculture Magazine explores the issue of community engagement in (urban) food policy and planning through case studies across the globe.
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Private sector engagement in the city region food system in Rotterdam
This study on Rotterdam contributes to a better understanding of how different types of private sector players can shape a city region food system.