Integrated sustainability planning and local food systems: Examining areas of and gaps in food systems integration in community sustainability plans for municipalities across British Columbia

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dc.contributor.authorIssac, Jofri
dc.contributor.authorNewell, Robert
dc.contributor.authorDring, Colin
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Charmaine
dc.contributor.authorGhadiri, Mohaddese
dc.contributor.authorPizzirani, Stefania
dc.contributor.authorNewman, Lenore
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-12T18:08:10Z
dc.date.available2022-11-12T18:08:10Z
dc.date.copyright2022en_US
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractNo “one size fits all” approach exists for local sustainability and food systems planning. Such planning must balance needs for being both comprehensive and place-based. The current study explores this tension by examining Integrated Community Sustainability Plans (ICSP) developed by municipalities in British Columbia (BC), Canada. The research examines items and actions related to food systems (focusing on agriculture and food production) in the ICSPs of municipalities in different regions across BC to (1) identify how municipalities “integrate” food systems with other sustainability objectives, (2) elucidate how place and geography influence integrated planning, and (3) reveal gaps in integrated approaches to developing local food systems. The study employs document analysis and thematic coding methodology. The results indicate that common areas of food systems integration in ICSPs include local economy and education. Many plans outline goals for bolstering local food economies and building local food capacity through community participation and engagement. Findings also show how foci and approaches for developing sustainable food systems vary by region. The study elucidates how food systems are integrated within place-based sustainability plans as well as reveals gaps that local governments can address when adopting and implementing integrated sustainability plans for improving food systems.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada’s Insight Grant Program (Grant File Number: 435-2021-0708).en_US
dc.identifier.citationIssac, J., Newell, R., Dring, C., White, C., Ghadiri, M., . . . Newman, L. (2022). “Integrated sustainability planning and local food systems: Examining areas of and gaps in food systems integration in community sustainability plans for municipalities across British Columbia.” Sustainability, 14(11), 6724. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116724en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su14116724
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/14440
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectintegrated planning
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.subjectsustainable community development
dc.subjectplace-based planning
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Administration
dc.titleIntegrated sustainability planning and local food systems: Examining areas of and gaps in food systems integration in community sustainability plans for municipalities across British Columbiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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