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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Urban food systems"”.
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Food for the Future: Planning for Urban Agriculture In Cape Town's City Bowl
The field of urban planning engages with many aspects of human life, but urban food systems, especially food production, have somehow slipped the agenda. Food insecurity and food-related challenges have for a long time been viewed as rural issues related to environmental factors affecting food …
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A Reflective Practitioner Approach to Food System Planning in Calgary, Alberta
… municipalities across Canada are implementing food system assessments and action plans to better understand and address issues related to urban food systems. In 2012, the City of Calgary released “Calgary EATS!: A Food System Assessment and Action Plan” (CE), a comprehensive report and action …
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Cape Town's urban food security plan : a conceptual framework for achieving an accessible and healthy urban food system
Until recently food insecurity has been thought to be a primarily a rural problem. Local, national and international food security agendas have focused primarily on agricultural production as a means to addressing food insecurity. However more recent analyses of urban food insecurity indicate that …
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Cooking Together: Form & Function of Community Kitchen as Urban ‘Third Place’ Promoting Community Wellbeing
Global food insecurity has surged in recent years, with nearly one-third of the world population experiencing food insecurity between 2020-2022. Malnutrition remains a leading cause of death globally, making food access a major determinant of health. Cities are increasingly grappling with …
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A 'Foodshed' Moment for Planning: Investigating the Role of Food-Sensitive Planning in supporting Cape Town?s Resilience Strategy to strengthen Food Security, using the Philippi Horticultural Area as a case study
… This strategy realises the fragility of urban food systems and the importance of achieving resilience to better support food security within Cape Town. Small-scale farms which make up the Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA) have been effective in retaining the production and accessibility …
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Impact of urbanisation on vegetable cultivation and supply for the traditional markets in Zambia: a case study of selected markets in Lusaka District
The increase in urban population has brought with it challenges that have threatened the sustainability of urban food security as less attention has been paid to aspects of food security in planning processes. However, in recent years, some International organisations and consortiums of city …
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Food production, processing and retailing through the lens of spatial planning legislation and regulations in Zimbabwe: evidence from Epworth
… planning regulatory framework engages with urban food systems and whether those regulations and plans are appropriate to the lived experience in African cities particularly focusing on the poor through the lens of food. This is done by examining how food production, processing and retailing …
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Food system resilience contributions by urban agriculture
Food systems face continued disruptions, including pandemics and severe weather events. Resilience is the ability of a system to respond and adapt to disruptions. The capacity of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UA) sites to provide resilience is an important part of nutritional security in …
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An assessment of the utilisation of stokvels or rotating savings and credit associations to influence healthy eating in South Africa
… for nutritional intervention, particularly among urban populations facing the dual challenges of undernutrition and obesity. This extensive study delves into the roles of stokvels in improving food security, promoting health, and empowering women within the urban landscapes of sub-Saharan Africa. …