Negotiating a Place for ‘Sustainability’ Policies in Municipal Planning and Governance: The Role of Scalar Discourses and Practices

Mendes, Wendy Berry

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“…planners not only with the goal of strengthening food availability and improving nutrition, but equally to enable social cohesion and economic opportunities for urban gardeners, reduce the distance food travels from seed to table, improve urban air quality, and create vibrant neighborhood gathering places for all citizens (Mendes, 2007(Mendes, , 2008Mendes, Balmer, Kaethler, & Rhoads, 2008;Smit, Nasr, & Ratta, 2001;Wakefield, Yeudall, Taron, Reynolds, & Skinner, 2007). In this way, multiple uses and multiple outcomes are assumed, as are links between local and global pressures.…”

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“…Food decisions impact whether opportunities to grow food in the city are supported, whether a city's most vulnerable populations have access to nutritious and affordable food, whether neighborhoods have grocery stores or farmers' markets within walking distance, or whether domestic waste will overwhelm municipal landfill capacity. Recent decades have seen increased municipal support for food-related initiatives (IDRC & UMP, 2003;Mendes, 2006Mendes, , 2007Mendes, , 2008, which can include creation of new community gardens, use of farmers' markets as catalysts for neighborhood development, siting of food outlets in order to serve lower-income groups, introduction of community kitchens, adaptation of emergency food programs into multifaceted food-security responses, promotion of food-waste diversion strategies, and nurturing of food policy councils.…”

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“…Attention to the immediate concerns of citizens is reflected in the common association of food system issues with strong citizen participation, inclusiveness, and crosscutting approaches to improved quality of life that bring simultaneous benefit to the economy and environment, and to nutrition, food security and public health (Argenti, 2000;Bouris, 2005;FAO, 1998FAO, , 2000Mendes, 2007Mendes, , 2008Rocha, 2001;Smit, Nasr, & Ratta, 2001;Wekerle, 2004;Welsh & MacRae, 1998).…”

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This article fills a gap in knowledge related to the preparation of future food systems professionals and scholars. Specifically, the article explores challenges and opportunities encountered by educators who teach food systems courses in university settings. The topic of food systems has recently experienced a boost in acceptance as an area of academic inquiry and legitimate professional practice. The article presents seven firsthand accounts by university educators who reflect back on their early experiences teaching courses on food systems in the discipline of urban planning. Set within a specific global region -North America -the findings are relevant to other

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“…We drew from case research that examines successes and challenges in implementing crosssectoral food policies and strategies (Mansfield & Mendes, 2013;Mendes, 2007Mendes, , 2008Sonnino, 2009), responded to the call for more comprehensive accounts of the evolution of food policy initiatives (MacRae, 1999;Mendes, 2007;Pothukuchi & Kaufman, 1999Wekerle, 2004), and aimed to contribute to scholarship on key levers required to move the food system to a more sustainable place (Meter, 2011). Specifically, we built on the work of Mansfield and Mendes (2013), who explore key structural and procedural factors that influence food policy development capacity (Mendes, 2008), and extended the analysis to account for additional procedural and contextual factors affecting Edmonton's food and agriculture strategy.…”

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Farms or Freeways? Citizen Engagement and Municipal Governance in Edmonton's Food and Agriculture Strategy Development

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In the mid-to late 1990s, most provincial governments in Canada downloaded or devolved authority for land use planning to local levels of government. In Alberta, this shifted responsibility for the protection of farmland to municipalities. However, a strong oil and gas economy and rapid growth of Alberta's urban centers in recent decades has resulted in significant loss of prime farmland to urban and industrial development. In Edmonton, Alberta's capital city, citizens' concerns over food security and the protection of farmland within city boundaries shaped the 2010 municipal development plan, which links land use planning with food and agriculture, and also paved the way for an Edmonton agri-food strategy. In this exploratory case study we examine factors shaping Edmonton's food policy development and implementation, and the impact on prime farmland in the city's outer limits. Despite progressive changes in policy due to strong citizen support, municipal council's approval of a food and agriculture strategy lacking hard targets subsequently set the stage for continued urban sprawl and loss of prime farmland. This study illuminates the conflicts between

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“…This information is essential in understanding the approach that municipalities take towards planning activities within their jurisdictions. Most of the studies of sustainability planning at the municipal level have been conducted on communities outside of Canada (Jensen et al 2000, Todes 2004, Alshuwaikhat and Aina 2005, Lubell et al 2009), while research on ICSPs in Canada has focused primarily on large urban centres (Mendes 2007, Leung 2009). Given the challenges faced by mid-sized Canadian municipalities (i.e.…”

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Embracing sustainability: the incorporation of sustainability principles in municipal planning and policy in four mid-sized municipalities in Ontario, Canada

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The issue of planning for sustainability is becoming more established within Canadian municipal planning. As municipalities begin to align their planning policy to reflect a more sustainable approach, there is an increased interest in how sustainability is being operationalised within municipal documents. This research aims to better understand how principles of sustainability are imbedded within Ontario municipal documents, with a specific focus on the Integrated Sustainability Community Planning approach that has emerged in Canada. Drawing on a nested comparative case study of four midsized municipalities, we uncover the language and strategies employed by the municipalities as they relate to the principles of sustainability developed by Gibson [2006a. Sustainability assessment: basic components of a practical approach. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 24 (3), 170-182]. The findings suggest that current policy-based approaches to sustainability are considering more socially oriented strategies focused on promoting community involvement, inclusive decision-making, equity, socio-ecological civility, long-term integrative planning, and responsibility through stewardship. However, there are potential limitations that will require future research to examine policy outcomes associated with sustainability uptake. The ICSP approach must still overcome the issues relating to lack of regulatory authority and the incorporation of policies based on popular trends rather than empirical evidence.

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Negotiating a Place for ‘Sustainability’ Policies in Municipal Planning and Governance: The Role of Scalar Discourses and Practices

Cited by 38 publications

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Preparing Future Food System Planning Professionals and Scholars: Reflections on Teaching Experiences

Preparing Future Food System Planning Professionals and Scholars: Reflections on Teaching Experiences

Farms or Freeways? Citizen Engagement and Municipal Governance in Edmonton's Food and Agriculture Strategy Development

Embracing sustainability: the incorporation of sustainability principles in municipal planning and policy in four mid-sized municipalities in Ontario, Canada

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