Growing fresh produce on the outskirts of a city reduces food miles and increases food security. But the foodbowls next to our our big cities are fast losing their land to urban growth.
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After the brief shock of food insecurity in the form of empty supermarket shelves, we might start thinking about having a Plan B and C based on local food sources and shorter supply chains.
City fringe foodbowls supply much of our fresh produce and can increase climate resilience by making better use of wastewater and organic waste. A new roadmap outlines how to protect these foodbowls.
The draft agenda for the UN urban development conference in Quito neglects the food systems on which the wellbeing of the world’s 4 billion city dwellers depends.
As consumption has soared and prices have fallen, the realities of industrial chicken farming often clash with the values of people who live on the urban fringes where broiler farms are sited.
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Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, The University of Queensland
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Food Systems Research and Partnerships, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Planning and Director of Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Urban Planning, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Urban Management & Planning, Griffith University
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Science and Innovation Director, Natural Hazards Research Australia
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Researcher in sustainable food systems, The University of Melbourne
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Consultant, Advisory Services Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney