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Does Urban Agriculture Improve Food Security? Examining the Nexus of Food Access and Distribution of Urban Produced Foods in the United States: A Systematic Review

by
Alana Siegner
1,*,
Jennifer Sowerwine
2 and
Charisma Acey
3
1
Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
2
Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
3
Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Sustainability 2018, 10(9), 2988; https://doi.org/10.3390/su10092988
Received: 10 July 2018 / Revised: 16 August 2018 / Accepted: 18 August 2018 / Published: 22 August 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Local Food Initiatives in the World’s Cities)
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The aim of our review is to critically analyze the urban agriculture and urban food systems literature in order to understand the impact of urban-produced foods on community food security. We examine the role of city planning, food policy, and civic engagement in creating spaces for urban agriculture in cities across the United States, and whether (and how) these spaces promote food justice and food security. Bringing together multidisciplinary literature on access to urban agriculture and the distribution of urban-produced foods in a thematic, systematic review, we point out gaps in the academic research that would benefit from further study. The review integrates academic literature generated from Web of Science searches with gray literature identified through Google Alerts. We find that while there is a strong focus on elucidating the multiple benefits of urban agriculture, there are few studies that robustly measure the impact of urban farms on improving food security in low-income communities. Much of the literature is theoretical, focused on the production potential of urban agriculture, while more work is needed to understand and overcome barriers to access and distribution among communities in need. We conclude with a set of recommendations for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers who seek to create spaces in cities for food justice, equity, access, and sovereignty. View Full-Text
Keywords: urban agriculture; food justice; food access; food distribution; food systems policy and planning urban agriculture; food justice; food access; food distribution; food systems policy and planning
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Siegner, A.; Sowerwine, J.; Acey, C. Does Urban Agriculture Improve Food Security? Examining the Nexus of Food Access and Distribution of Urban Produced Foods in the United States: A Systematic Review. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2988. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10092988

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Siegner A, Sowerwine J, Acey C. Does Urban Agriculture Improve Food Security? Examining the Nexus of Food Access and Distribution of Urban Produced Foods in the United States: A Systematic Review. Sustainability. 2018; 10(9):2988. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10092988

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Siegner, Alana, Jennifer Sowerwine, and Charisma Acey. 2018. "Does Urban Agriculture Improve Food Security? Examining the Nexus of Food Access and Distribution of Urban Produced Foods in the United States: A Systematic Review" Sustainability 10, no. 9: 2988. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10092988

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