LEADER 03237oam 2200577I 450 001 9910150340603321 005 20240501160236.0 010 $a0-367-02980-4 010 $a1-315-62713-2 010 $a1-317-23711-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315627137 035 $a(CKB)3710000000932813 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4741997 035 $a970384413 035 $a(BIP)65479083 035 $a(BIP)55638032 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000932813 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aFeeding cities $eimproving local food access, security and sovereignty /$fedited by Christopher Bosso 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (231 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in food, society and environment 311 08$a1-138-64725-X 311 08$a1-317-23712-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. I. Ensuring food security -- pt. II. Building local food system sustainability -- pt. III. Ensuring food system resilience. 330 $aThere is enormous current interest in urban food systems, with a wide array of policies and initiatives intended to increase food security, decrease ecological impacts and improve public health. This volume is a cross-disciplinary and applied approach to urban food system sustainability, health, and equity. The contributions are from researchers working on social, economic, political and ethical issues associated with food systems. The book's focus is on the analysis of and lessons obtained from specific experiences relevant to local food systems, such as tapping urban farmers markets to address issues of food access and public health, and use of zoning to restrict the density of fast food restaurants with the aim of reducing obesity rates. Other topics considered include building a local food business to address the twin problems of economic and nutritional distress, developing ways to reduce food waste and improve food access in poor urban neighborhoods, and asking whether the many, and diverse, hopes for urban agriculture are justified. The chapters show that it is critical to conduct research on existing efforts to determine what works and to develop best practices in pursuit of sustainable and socially just urban food systems. The main examples discussed are from the United States, but the issues are applicable internationally. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in food, society and environment. 606 $aFood supply$zUnited States 606 $aFood security$zUnited States 606 $aSustainable agriculture$zUnited States 606 $aUrban agriculture$zUnited States 615 0$aFood supply 615 0$aFood security 615 0$aSustainable agriculture 615 0$aUrban agriculture 676 $a338.1/973 701 $aBosso$b Christopher J$g(Christopher John),$f1956-$0930583 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910150340603321 996 $aFeeding cities$92884569 997 $aUNINA