ABSTRACT
Food sovereignty, food justice and food security are issues that affect everyone – even urban populations – and municipal authorities are increasingly recognising that urban food production is a powerful tool to address the vulnerability of our cities to economic and ecological crises, and as an alternative to exploitation under the corporate food regime. As a result, food-centred urban design and planning is becoming an important element in the collective drive to transform food systems. This chapter presents urban planning initiatives from across the world that are both political and strategic in engaging multiple stakeholders in processes of co-creating diverse foodscapes. Some embrace notions such as the informal city, others engage with struggles for land justice that transcend rural/urban boundaries. The range of international examples of food policy instruments and practices presented is by no means exhaustive but aims to highlight the tensions, contestations and possible bridges to transforming urban food environments through voice, participation and re-learning the city.
