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The Role of Urban–Rural Connections in Building Food System Resilience

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Title The Role of Urban–Rural Connections in Building Food System Resilience
 
Creator Berkhout, Ezra
Sovová, Lucie
Sonneveld, Anne
 
Subject food systems
rural urban relations
resilience
digital technology
electronic commerce
street vendors
 
Description This paper investigates food system resilience—conceptualized through the four dimensions of agency, buffering, connectivity, and diversification—from the perspective of rural–urban relations. We consider three cases that capture distinct actor and policy foci in the wider literature on urban–rural interactions. These are secondary cities and their development potential as central nodes in urban–rural food systems, the role of digital infrastructure in shaping food systems resilience, and finally, street food vendors as a particularly vulnerable yet crucial group of actors linking rural food supply with urban demand. We review existing literature within these themes, with a particular focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food systems in middle- and low-income countries. This allows us to examine the relationship between rural–urban connectivity and food system resilience and to identify possible trade-offs. We formulate recommendations for research and policy around the notions of new localities (i.e., considering the interconnectedness of rural and urban food systems across administrative boundaries), smart development (i.e., context-specific approaches building on local strengths), and network governance (i.e., inclusive decision making engaging with diverse stakeholders across multiple scales).
 
Date 2023-02-01
2023-12-05T20:23:04Z
2023-12-05T20:23:04Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Berkhout, Ezra; Sovová, Lucie; and Sonneveld, Anne. 2023. The Role of Urban–Rural Connections in Building Food System Resilience. Sustainability 15(3): 1818. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15031818
2071-1050
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135051
https://doi.org/10.3390/su15031818
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Source Sustainability