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Abstract
Making use of Life Cycle Thinking, the Metropolitan Foodscape Planner (MFP) tool provides ecological footprint maps and supply/demand data showing a large potential for metropolitan food supplies. In the discussion, we examine these results in the light of recent research on the impacts of the prevailing global trade agro-food systems for the impact areas land use change, competition for space, biodiversity, and climate change, paying special attention to the Dutch approach toward global agro-food-chains. Finally, we put forward recommendations for developing sustainable foodscapes in metropolitan regions based on food-oriented spatial planning devices addressing aspects such as climate change, biodiversity, cross-border collaboration, food chain innovation, and footprint assessments.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 944-964 |
Journal | Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 8 |
Early online date | 28 Jul 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2017 |
Keywords
- Ecological footprint
- food consumption
- spatial planning
- sustainable cities
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