Abstract Between 60% and 80% of global energy is consumed in urban areas and given the
projected increase in world׳ s urban population, this share is expected to further increase in …

While food shortage remains a big concern in many regions around the world, almost one-
third of the total food production is discarded as food loss and waste (FLW). This is …

Food insecurity is increasingly 'bimodal', encompassing issues of quantity and quality, under‐
and overconsumption, in developed and develo** countries alike. At a time when most of …

This essay conceptualizes food security and food sovereignty as fluid and changing
discourses that define the problem of hunger. I trace the discursive geohistories of food …

An emerging literature recognizes cities as the optimal scale for food policy innovation,
pointing to their pervasive emphasis on the adoption of a systemic approach to address the …

Abstract Spaces of 'alternative'food production and consumption have been the subject of
considerable interest within agri-food research and policy-making circles in recent decades …

In times of austerity and global environmental change, recent crises related to food (in)
securities and (un) sustainabilities urge us to reposition agri-food research. We argue that …

The emergence of grassroots social movements variously preoccupied with a range of
external threats, such as diminishing supplies of fossil energy or climate change, has led to …

In the last decade, the unfolding of a “new food equation” has raised the need to address
food security more structurally and systemically. This paper aims to progress this debate …

While experts agree that poverty, population, energy prices, climate change, and socio-
political dynamics undermine global food security, there is no agreement on effective …