Resourcing an Agroecological Urbanism: Political, Transformational and Territorial Dimensions

Chiara Tornaghi (Editor), Michiel Dehaene (Editor)

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    Abstract

    Foregrounding an innovative and radical perspective on food planning, this book makes the case for an agroecological urbanism in which food is a key component in the reinvention of new and just social arrangements and ecological practices. Building on state-of-the-art and participatory research on farming, urbanism, food policy and advocacy in the field of food system transformation, this book changes the way food planning has been conceptualised to date and invites the reader to fully embrace the transformative potential of an agroecological perspective. Bringing in dialogue from both the rural and urban, the producer and consumer, this book challenges conventional approaches that see them as separate spheres, whose problems can only be solved by a reconnection. Instead, it argues for moving away from a 'food-in-the-city' approach towards an 'urbanism' perspective, in which the economic and spatial processes that currently drive urbanisation will be unpacked and dissected, and new strategies for changing those processes into more equal and just ones are put forward. Drawing on the nascent field of urban political agroecology, this text brings together: i) theoretical re-conceptualisations of urbanism in relation to food planning and the emergence of new agrarian questions, ii) critical analysis of experimental methodologies and performing arts for public dialogue, reflexivity and food sovereignty research, iii) experiences of resourceful land management, including urban land use and land tenure change, and iv) theoretical and practical exploration of post-capitalist economics that bring consumers and producers together to make the case for an agroecological urbanism. Aimed at advanced students and academics in agroecology, sustainable food planning, urban geography, urban planning and critical food studies, this book will also be of interest to professionals and activists working with food systems in both the Global North and the Global South.

    Original languageEnglish
    PublisherRoutledge
    Number of pages233
    ISBN (Electronic)9780429433566
    ISBN (Print)9781138359673
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 8 Mar 2021

    Publication series

    NameRoutledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment
    PublisherRoutledge

    Keywords

    • political agroecology
    • urbanism
    • sustainable food planning
    • food sovereignty
    • scholar-activism
    • urban agriculture
    • feminist political ecology
    • resourcefulness

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