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The region in foodimportant or irrelevant?

The region in foodimportant or irrelevant? There has been an explosion of interest in re-localized and re-connected modes of food provision, which could provide solutions to the socio-economic and environmental problems associated with food production and consumption. Within this context, this paper aims to critically review the significance of the region for debates about future food systems. It identifies three cross-cutting impulses towards the (re)-regionalization of food: re-scaling, re-spacing and re-connection, but stresses that the ways these are played out is contingent on the interplay of diverse social, political and bio-physical processes. The paper concludes by proposing several further research agendas to develop a more rigorous understanding of the potential for regional food networks to address growing demands for the sustainable and fair provision of food. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society Oxford University Press

The region in foodimportant or irrelevant?

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Oxford University Press
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The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: [email protected]
ISSN
1752-1378
eISSN
1752-1386
DOI
10.1093/cjres/rsq012
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Abstract

There has been an explosion of interest in re-localized and re-connected modes of food provision, which could provide solutions to the socio-economic and environmental problems associated with food production and consumption. Within this context, this paper aims to critically review the significance of the region for debates about future food systems. It identifies three cross-cutting impulses towards the (re)-regionalization of food: re-scaling, re-spacing and re-connection, but stresses that the ways these are played out is contingent on the interplay of diverse social, political and bio-physical processes. The paper concludes by proposing several further research agendas to develop a more rigorous understanding of the potential for regional food networks to address growing demands for the sustainable and fair provision of food.

Journal

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and SocietyOxford University Press

Published: Jul 7, 2010

Keywords: regional foods networks re-scaling re-spacing re-connection

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