Exploring the Urban Food Actions Database
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Governance and planning - Articles
Here is an overview of key steps any city can follow to assess its own food system resilience. They are based on Baltimore's experience.
(Global coverage)
2017 - Albane Gaspard
Food production and ecosystem management - Academic Literature
Based on urgent needs for food security compounded by a changing climate which impacts and is impacted by agricultural land-use and food distribution practices, we explore the processes of action in implementing agroecological food systems. We identified the following characteristics for an agroecological food system: 1. Minimizing use of external...
(Global coverage)
2017 - Mette Vaarst, Arthur Getz Escudero, M. Jahi Chappell, Catherine Brinkley, Ravic Nijbroek, Nilson A.M. Arraes, Lise Andreasen, Andreas Gattinger, Gustavo Fonseca De Almeida, Deborah Bossio & Niels Halberg
Food loss and waste - Local Policies
The Food Systems Lab, under a Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation grant has dedicated a year to using the Social Innovation Lab model to bring together leaders from across sectors including food in policy-makers, food service and retail providers, schools, community food centres, Indigenous leaders, faith leaders, organizers, academics, growers, composters,...
Canada (North America)
2017 - Carriere, K.
Food loss and waste - Reports & Case Studies
Did you know that, hypothtically, up to 68 million more meals could be donated per year in Denver, Nashville, and New York City combined?
United States of America (North America)
2017 - Natural Resources Defense Council
Food loss and waste - Reports & Case Studies
How much food is wastad in hoseholds? Which are the most commonly wasted edible foods?
United States of America (North America)
2017 - Natural Resources Defense Council