Local Foodscapes: Place and Power in the Agri-Food System

Sonnino, Roberta ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-1028 2013. Local Foodscapes: Place and Power in the Agri-Food System. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Soil & Plant Science 63 (S1) , pp. 2-7. 10.1080/09064710.2013.800130

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Abstract

This article summarizes a decade of research engagement with local food systems, highlighting some key changes in the scholarly perception of their nature and potential. Based on a synthesis of case studies from different countries, the article identifies three key stages that have shaped the research agenda on food re-localizations: (1) an early enthusiasm for the potential of local food networks, which were deemed to embody the environmental and socio-economic objectives of sustainable development; (2) a growing awareness of the fragility of these initiatives, which was followed by the emergence of a powerful critique known as ‘the local trap’; and (3) the recent re-scaling of food policy at the local level, where cities are taking the lead in responding to the current food insecurity crisis. As the article concludes, there is a new research agenda emerging around the role of the multi-level state, the planning system and sustainability research in scaling up and out these governance innovations.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	local food, embeddedness, public food systems, urban food governance
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0906-4710
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 11:38
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/48817

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