Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development.
Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are …

We review the current state of knowledge about urban ecosystem services in New York City
(NYC) and how these services are regulated, planned for, and managed. Focusing on …

This Special Issue on Diversified Farming Systems is motivated by a desire to understand
how agriculture designed according to whole systems, agroecological principles can …

As an apparent counterpoint to globalization, food system localization is often assumed to
be a good, progressive and desirable process. Such thinking rests on a local–global binary …

“Coming home to eat”[Nabhan, 2002. Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of
Local Foods. Norton, New York] has become a clarion call among alternative food …

In view of all kinds of sustainability concerns related to our current diet, it is essential to gain
a good understanding of the sustainability motives consumers have for selecting their food …

Alternative food networks (AFNs) are commonly defined by attributes such as the spatial
proximity between farmers and consumers, the existence of retail venues such as farmers …

Alternative food initiatives are appearing in many places. Observers suggest that they share
a political agenda: to oppose the structures that coordinate and globalize the current food …

'The School Food Revolution is an important book that deserves success.'Journal of Organic
Systems' A great new book that describes how'the humble school meal'can be considered …

Everywhere you look people are more aware of what they eat and where their food comes
from. In a cafeteria in Los Angeles, children make their lunchtime food choices at fresh-fruit …