1. URBAN FOOD STRATEGY MIX
Sustainable Food Workshop for European Cities
SUSTAINABLE FOOD GOVERNANCE
What role for cities?
Joy Carey, Sustainable Food System Planning
Bristol, UK
joy@joycarey.co.uk
www.localfood.org.uk
http://localfoodfilm.org.uk/
An URBACT II Thematic Network - Sustainable Food in Urban Communities

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Feeding the city in an ecologically sound,
enconomically efficient and socially just way, is one
of the biggest challenges of the 21st Century
HOWEVER....
The food system is ‘a stranger to the planning
field’ (Pothukuchi & Kaufman, 2000)

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Why has the food system assumed such
political significance at the city level?

4. Who should lead?
Where should the
role be located?
How do we fit food
into policy?
What is ‘sustainable food governance’ & why is it
needed?

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Taking a ‘whole system’ approach is crucial – decisions
about any one element often has an impact on other parts

6. Set up 1991 as subcommittee to
the City’s Board of Health
Set up 2003,
advises the
City Council
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Set up 2003, not for
profit, wrote ‘Spade
to Spoon’ food
strategy 2006 (UK)
Approaches to sustainable food governance
•Civil society & city government working together
•Connecting food with other policy domains
•A primary focus on health & environment
•Creating dialogue between stakeholders, influencing plans

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Other examples of strategic leadership on
specific aspects of the food system:
•Procurement eg Rome, Malmo, Gothenburg
•Funding programmes eg Big Lottery local food
fund
•Partnerships eg Making Local Food Work

8. Local Government;
Health Sector;
Business;
NGO’s & non profit;
Voluntary &
community Sector;
Education
Institutions
The wider city
region
The collective power of cities could change the
character of the urban foodscape

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Role of the Bristol Food Policy
Council:
•Validating
•Influencing
•Connecting & communicating
•Creating visibility

10. Ask ourselves: What matters to a city?

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Herbie Giradet’s idea:
Moving from ‘Petropolis’ to
‘Agropolis’

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The collective power of cities working together
across nations could change the character of the
urban foodscape even more…

13. Most important things to consider:
•What experiences are most relevant to your city?
•What changes do you most need to achieve?
•Where will you find most energy & enthusiasm?

14. URBAN FOOD STRATEGY MIX
Sustainable Food Workshop for European Cities
THANK YOU…
Joy Carey, Sustainable Food System Planning
Bristol, UK
joy@joycarey.co.uk
www.localfood.org.uk
http://localfoodfilm.org.uk/
An URBACT II Thematic Network - Sustainable Food in Urban Communities