Category: Publications, Reports, Conferences
Food Justice
Posted by Keith Pezzoli on November 05, 2010 at 02:34 PM
Gottlieb, Robert and Anupama Joshi. 2010. Food justice. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12335
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Visioning a just and sustainable food system
Posted by Keith Pezzoli on October 31, 2010 at 10:14 PM
Excerpt from:
Zajfen, Vanessa 2008. “Fresh Food Distribution Models for the Greater Los Angeles Region: Barriers and Opportunities to Facilitate and Scale Up the Distribution of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Findings from an Action Research Project of the Center for Food & Justice, a division of the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, Occidental College. December 2006-March 2008.”, Los Angeles.
Imagine building a local food economy where those working within it can afford the foods they produce, process and transport. Think of a permanent farmers’ market building which included food processing facilities, space available to farmers for food storage, packing facilities and other distribution related infrastructure. Envision commercial food distributors who sell a ‘local food line’ of fresh fruits and vegetables coming directly from local and regional farmers to institutions such as schools, hospitals, prisons, and large employers. Picture farmers working in partnership to bring freshly picked produce to a local elementary school classroom while also arranging for the children to visit the farm. And perhaps most critically, consider underserved populations, whose neighborhoods currently lack places to buy healthy food, getting access to the freshest, tasty, locally grown fruits and vegetables, which have the power to change eating habits and spur demand for better food from schools to offices, corner stores to supermarkets. (p. 3) http://departments.oxy.edu/uepi/publications/TCE_Final_Report.pdf
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Innovative ways to green the economy in North America.
Posted by Keith Pezzoli on October 28, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Trinational forum to examine “greening” the North American economy
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Climate Change Resources
Posted by Keith Pezzoli on October 27, 2010 at 11:40 PM
The Environmental Health Coalition based in San Diego, California sent out a notice encouraging people to become more informed about the science, challenges and solutions surrounding climate change. They recommend the following resources
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Special Issue on Sprawl and Smart Growth
Posted by Keith Pezzoli on October 20, 2010 at 08:39 PM
Researchers are invited to submit webstracts of potential articles to the Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA) for inclusion in a special issue on what we do and do not know about urban sprawl and its management. The issue is planned to publish in late 2011 or early 2012 and will be guest edited by Tim Chapin of Florida State University. Professor Chapin will also convene associated panels at the spring 2012 APA conference in Los Angeles.
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