Food in an urbanised world. The role of city region food systems in resilience and sustainable development

Author(s)
Jennings, S., Cottee, J., Curtis, T. and Miller, S.
Publication language
English
Pages
84pp
Date published
01 Jan 2015
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Food and nutrition, Urban, Urban design/planning
Organisations
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
Link
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/FCIT/documents/Food_in_an_Urbanised_World…

This report seeks to provide a synthesis of the current state of knowledge on City Region Food Systems. Its
primary objective is to explore the concepts and evidence behind city region food systems and analyse the
proposed benefits of pursuing a city regional approach to food policy and planning. The paper also seeks to
provide a limited number of recommended actions that would help stakeholders ensure improvements to
food systems outcomes at a city-region level and that would help advance food policy and planning at this
level as a means of implementing a more integrated approach to rural urban development.