ABSTRACT
Large-scale urban development projects offer a rare opportunity to test different pathways to transition the relationship between cities, their regional foodsheds, and the food system at large. New urban areas can be conceived so that a high quality of living, healthy nutrition, and environmental sustainability are concurrently ensured through the design of public and private spaces and the social practices they encourage. In the absence of established criteria for the planning and design of urban food environments, pilot agri-urban development projects can help orient planning professionals and local government officials in the possible approaches to this end and their strengths and limitations.
