How Spatial Planning Can Support Sustainable Regional Food Systems in Europe? The Example of the Regional Food Strategy of Amsterdam
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2011-09
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The concept of regional food system planning aims to establish a regional integrated food
system involving all the actors of the food chain in a specific area. Thus in adopting regional
food planning strategies, food systems can help to create more sustainable systems.
Sustainable food systems are economically profitable, socially fair, culturally involved and
environmentally friendly. Indeed spatial planning can play a crucial role as too for achieving a
sustainable production food chain since spatial planning interferes in various sectors such as
transportation, natural resources management, communication, education, legislations or can
help to build partnerships with other political sectors (agriculture, health, environment,
transport, etc.) and give a better overview of the food accessibility.
There from food systems can be considered as an important trigger to promote sustainable
characteristics such as socio-cultural and territorial cohesion or environmental and food
justice. Moreover nowadays, the concept of sustainability in the food sector is a growing idea
in the EU as it can be noticed in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) towards 2020
strategy. Some successful examples can prove it and give important guidelines to build
sustainable food systems, such as the regional food system of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
As showed by the food system of Amsterdam, in employing adequate strategies spatial
planning can help to build sustainable food systems. Indeed to achieve sustainable food
systems different planning strategies can be used such as zoning techniques and adequate
communication instruments, the integration of other political sectors or the promotion of
institutional arrangements, and contribute therefore to the achievement of the CAP 2020
strategy
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen