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Food Systems Planning and Sustainable Cities and Regions: The Role of the Firm in Sustainable Food Capitalism

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Donald B. Food systems planning and sustainable cities and regions: the role of the firm in sustainable food capitalism, Regional Studies. This paper takes stock of the growing food systems planning movement in North American cities, regions and towns as a possibility for sustainable regional development through the lens of new directions in everyday food practices. Drawing upon theoretical insights from the economic geography literature as well as empirical insights from the author's recent five-year study into the organic, ethnic and specialty food industry in the Toronto area in Canada, it is argued that a firm-centred perspective into food systems planning can help to deconstruct complexities in the system and also sheds light onto challenges of this form of sustainable regional development. [image omitted] Donald B. La planification des systemes alimentaires et les grandes villes et les regions durables: le role de l'entreprise dans le capitalisme alimentaire durable, Regional Studies. Du point de vue des nouvelles orientations quant aux usages alimentaires courants, cet article cherche a faire le point sur la tendance a la planification des systemes alimentaires dans les grandes villes, les regions et les villes de l'Amerique du Nord comme moyen d'assurer le developpement regional. Puisant dans des apercus theoriques tires de la documentation de la geographie economique, ainsi que dans des apercus empiriques provenant d'une etude quinquennale recente sur l'industrie alimentaire organique, ethnique et speciale situee a Toronto, on affirme qu'un perspective des systemes alimentaires qui porte sur l'entreprise aide a demystifier les complexites du systeme et a eclaircir les defis que represente cette forme de developpement regional durable. Alimentation Entreprises Developpement regional durable Toronto Amerique du Nord Donald B. Lebensmittelsystemplanung und nachhaltige Stadte und Regionen: die Rolle der Firmen im nachhaltigen Lebensmittel-Kapitalismus, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir die wachsende Bewegung zur Planung von Lebensmittelsystemen in nordamerikanischen Stadten und Regionen als Moglichkeit zur nachhaltigen Regionalentwicklung durch das Objektiv der neuen Richtungen in den Lebensmittelpraktiken des Alltags. Anhand von theoretischen Einblicken aus der wirtschaftsgeografischen Literatur sowie von empirischen Einblicken unserer aktuellen funfjahrigen Studie uber die Branche fur Naturkost, ethnische Lebensmittel und Spezialitaten im Gebiet Toronto argumentieren wir, dass eine firmenzentrierte Perspektive der Lebensmittelsystemplanung dazu beitragen kann, die Komplexitaten des Systems zu dekonstruieren und Licht auf die Probleme bei dieser Art von nachhaltiger Regionalentwicklung zu werfen. Lebensmittel Firmen Nachhaltige Regionalentwicklung Toronto Nordamerika Donald B. Planificacion de sistemas alimentarios y ciudades y regiones sostenibles: el rol de las empresas en el capitalismo de alimentos sostenibles, Regional Studies. En este articulo analizamos el creciente movimiento de planificacion de sistemas alimentarios en las ciudades, regiones y municipios de Norteamerica para un posible desarrollo regional sostenible a traves del objetivo de nuevas direcciones en las practicas alimentarias de cada dia. Basandonos en perspectivas teoricas de la literatura geografica economica asi como en los resultados empiricos de nuestro reciente estudio de cinco anos de duracion sobre la industria alimentaria del sector biologico, etnico y de especialidades en la zona de Toronto, sostenemos que en la planificacion de sistemas alimentarios una perspectiva centrada en empresas puede ayudar a deconstruir las complejidades en el sistema y tambien arrojar luz a los retos de este tipo de desarrollo regional sostenible. Alimentacion Empresas Desarrollo regional sostenible Toronto Norteamerica

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  • Betsy Donald, 2008. "Food Systems Planning and Sustainable Cities and Regions: The Role of the Firm in Sustainable Food Capitalism," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(9), pages 1251-1262.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:42:y:2008:i:9:p:1251-1262
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400802360469
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