Biel, Robert. Sustainable food systems: the role of the city, vi, 145pp. London: UCL Press, 2016 (paper)

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 829-830
Author(s):  
Paul Collinson
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
The City

Sustainable Food Systems: The Role of the City, by Robert Biel

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 1047-1049
Author(s):  
Brenda B. Lin ◽  
Dominique Dattwyler Suarez
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Discussion: Food security and sustainable food systems: The role of soil

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Alves Zanella ◽  
Maryam Rahmanian ◽  
Leisa Nicola Perch ◽  
Carolin Callenius ◽  
José Luis Rubio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food

scholarly journals Serving Social Justice: The Role of the Commons in Sustainable Food Systems

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Sumner
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Economies ◽  
Sustainable Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
The Commons

Food is a source of sustenance, a cause for celebration, an inducement to temptation, a vehicle for power, an indicator of well-being, a catalyst for change and, above all, a life good.  Along with other life goods such as potable water, clean air, adequate shelter and protective clothing, food is something we cannot live without.  The global corporate food system, however, allows 800 million to go hungry, while an even larger number of people grow obese.  Based in money-values, this food system promotes accumulation first and foremost, enriching a few while creating economic, social and environmental externalities that are destroying local economies, devastating individuals, families and communities and degrading the planet. What would a food system look like that was based in life-values, centred on the commons and anchored by social justice?  This paper will focus on the creation of sustainable food systems, beginning with the crises of the global corporate food system and then moving to the heart of sustainable food systems – the civil commons.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document