Equity and resilience in local urban food systems
A case study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12151237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tiffanie F Stone (0000-0002-1705-086X, Iowa State University, corresponding author), Erin Huckins (0000-0001-5230-3036, Iowa State University), Eliana C Hornbuckle (0000-0002-3024-7763, Brown University), Janette R Thompson (0000-0002-7943-499X, Iowa State University), Katherine E Dentzman (0000-0003-3716-3578, Iowa State University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1239-1256 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Agriculture and Human Values (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0889-048X • E-ISSN: 1572-8366 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature (Netherlands) (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10460-024-10551-w |
| OpenAlex | W4392762682 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 52 |
Local food systems can have economic and social benefits by providing income for producers and improving community connections. Ongoing global climate change and the acute COVID-19 pandemic crisis have shown the importance of building equity and resilience in local food systems. We interviewed ten stakeholders from organizations and institutions in a U.S. midwestern city exploring views on past, current, and future conditions to address the following two objectives: 1) Assess how local food system equity and resilience were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2) Examine how policy and behavior changes could support greater equity and resilience within urban local food systems. We used the Community Capitals Framework to organize interviewees’ responses for qualitative analyses of equity and resilience. Four types of community capital were emphasized by stakeholders: cultural and social, natural, and political capital. Participants stated that the local food system in this city is small; more weaknesses in food access, land access, and governance were described than were strengths in both pre- and post-pandemic conditions. Stakeholder responses also reflected lack of equity and resilience in the local food system, which was most pronounced for cultural and social, natural and political capitals. However, local producers’ resilience during the pandemic, which we categorized as human capital, was a notable strength. An improved future food system could incorporate changes in infrastructure (e.g., food processing), markets (e.g., values-based markets) and cultural values (e.g., valuing local food through connections between local producers and consumers). These insights could inform policy and enhance community initiatives and behavior changes to build more equitable and resilient local food systems in urban areas throughout the U.S. Midwest
Agriculture · Business · Community resilience · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental resource management · Equity (law · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Political science · Psychological resilience · Resource (disambiguation · Social capital · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Organic Food and Agriculture · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
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Analyzing values-based modes of production and consumption
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Operationalizing local food
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Managing across boundaries for coordinated local and regional food system policy
Equity as both a means and an end
The Future of Small Farms
Shaping more resilient and just food systems
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The influence of community capital toward a community's capacity to respond to food insecurity
Beyond food for thought – Directing sustainability transitions research to address fundamental change in agri-food systems
Food sovereignty, food security and health equity
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| Highly cited | No |