The rise of the 'food charter': A mechanism to increase urban agriculture

Hardman, M. and Larkham, Peter J. (2014) The rise of the 'food charter': A mechanism to increase urban agriculture. Land Use Policy, 39. ISSN 02648377 (ISSN)

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Abstract

Urban agriculture (UA) is rapidly growing in popularity and significance across the Western hemisphere. For over two decades North Americans have embraced the concept, although in Europe the idea of UA has only recently gained attention from academics, practitioners and policy makers. Networks are beginning to form in the UK, sometimes bound by a 'food charter': a statement of aims which bring together businesses, practitioners and other bodies involved or interested in sustainable food systems. More recently, food charters have become popular tools for pursuing the UA agenda. In this paper we provide a view on this method of moving forward the local food agenda; primarily using a case study of Birmingham, we comment on its success and potential for the future. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.02.022
Dates:	Date Event July 2014 Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Food charter, Food security, Localism, Urban agriculture
Subjects:	CAH06 - agriculture, food and related studies > CAH06-01 - agriculture, food and related studies > CAH06-01-03 - agriculture
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment > Dept. of Built Environment
Depositing User:	Peter Larkham
Date Deposited:	19 Jul 2016 14:00
Last Modified:	22 Mar 2023 12:16
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1982

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