How new food networks change the urban environment: a case study in the contribution of sustainable, regional food systems to green and healthy cities
| Autor: | Noël van Dooren, Suzanne van der Meulen, Brecht Leseman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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food systems Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law urban agriculture TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Design studies Voedselvoorziening Sustainable agriculture GE1-350 Quality (business) Urban agriculture green cities Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common agriculture city–regional food systems Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry food Groenvoorziening health food citizen 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Environmental sciences Agriculture Duurzame ontwikkeling 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Food systems Business Futures contract Urban environment |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, 13(2). Basel: MDPI Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 2 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 481, p 481 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | More and more people worldwide live in urban areas, and these areas face many problems, of which a sustainable food provision is one. In this paper we aim to show that a transition towards more sustainable, regionally organized food systems strongly contributes to green, livable cities. The article describes a case study in the Dutch region of Arnhem&ndash Nijmegen. Partners of a network on sustainable food in this region were interviewed on how they expect the food system to develop, and in design studies possible futures are explored. Both the interviews and the designs give support to the idea that indeed sustainable food systems can be developed to contribute to green livable cities. They show that the quality and meaning of existing green areas can be raised new areas can be added to a public green system, and connections with green surroundings are enforced. They also show that inhabitants or consumers can be stimulated to become so called food citizens, highlighting that the relation of food systems and livable cities is a very close one. |
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