The rise of the ‘food charter’ : a mechanism to increase urban agriculture

Hardman, M; Larkham, PJ

Abstract

Urban agriculture (UA) is rapidly growing in popularity and significance across the Western hemisphere. For over two decades North Americans have embraced the concept, although in Europe the idea of UA has only recently gained attention from academics, practitioners and policy makers. Networks are beginning to form in the UK, sometimes bound by a ‘food charter’: a statement of aims which bring together businesses, practitioners and other bodies involved or interested in sustainable food systems. More recently, food charters have become popular tools for pursuing the UA agenda. In this paper we provide a view on this method of moving forward the local food agenda; primarily using a case study of Birmingham, we comment on its success and potential for the future.

Citation

Hardman, M., & Larkham, P. (2014). The rise of the ‘food charter’ : a mechanism to increase urban agriculture. Land Use Policy, 39, 400-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.02.022

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 25, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Mar 22, 2014
• Publication Date: Mar 22, 2014
• Deposit Date: May 2, 2014
• Journal: Land Use Policy
• Print ISSN: 0264-8377
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 39
• Pages: 400-402
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.02.022
• Keywords: Food charter; Urban agriculture; Food security; Localism
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.02.022
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