Browsing University of Waterloo by Supervisor "Scott, Steffanie"
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Diverse forms of market engagement: Grounding food sovereignty in the experiences of Ontario's ecological grain farmers
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-20)In contrast to food movements’ enthusiasm towards localized fruit, vegetable, dairy, and meat production, grains are often the missing link in the local food equation. As grains begin to find a place in local food movements, ... -
Intra-urban agriculture in Nanjing, China: Practices, motivations, and challenges
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-24)China has experienced strong economic growth in the last three decades through urbanization and economic transitions. However, increasing population and rapid urbanization have resulted in profound social, economic, and ... -
Seeking Middle Ground: Reconciling two trajectories for food system relocalization
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)As food systems expand in scale and scope, the sources of their negative externalities are less effectively identified. Globally, this diffusion has resulted in a plethora of paradoxes, as well as a decrease in overall ... -
The State as a High Modernist Planner: Planning of Food System Transitions in Nanjing, China
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-23)Food system planning is a nascent concept in both food studies and planning studies. Recent food planning studies point out that food issues have been mostly left out in modern planning practices and research, despite the ... -
Sustainable Diets, Population Growth & Regional Food Production: A Case Study of Waterloo Region, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-24)The industrialized food system poses significant human health challenges, while simultaneously compromising planetary boundaries that we depend on for human flourishing. In 2019, the Canada Food Guide was updated to ... -
Taking the Pulse of Canada's Industrial Food System
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-31)In the context of catastrophic climate change, reducing climate implications of food systems is a central challenge. Shifting diets away from meat towards protein-rich pulses reduces climate change-related pressures while ... -
Transitions to Ecological Agriculture in Nanjing, China: Farm Types, Social-Political Networks, and Rural Communities
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-09)China’s rural and agricultural sector has been undergoing a dramatic transformation in the form of three major trends. First, the modernization and capitalization of agriculture has significantly modified traditional ...