Growing urban populations' increased demand for food coupled with the inherent risks of
relying on the global food system has spurred planning strategies by city governments for …

Social networks can provide access to tangible and intangible resources, particularly
important among vulnerable groups who often establish relationships to meet daily needs …

The way farmers perceive the concept of sustainability as applied to their own farms must be
better understood in order to help them evolve towards more sustainable production …

Urban societies are composed of many interrelated contexts where individuals influence
and interact with each other over space, time, and network. The relationship between …

This first chapter in Part II introduces the context of the research project and situates it in the
topic of urban food systems. Broadly, the urban food system is comprised of the different …

This first chapter in Part III, begins an attempt to draw conclusions about farmers' social
networks in terms of household power to influence and access livelihood assets through …

As a managed living system, food production relies on resources of water, nutrients, and
labor. Thus, if we discuss the ecological viability and sustainability of urban and peri-urban …