Peri-urban farmland conservation and development of alternative food networks: Insights from a case-study area in metropolitan Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain)

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Peri-urban farmland conservation and development of alternative food networks: Insights from a case-study area in metropolitan Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain)

There has been a growing literature on alternative food networks (AFNs); structures that reconfigure the systems of production, distribution and consumption of food. Part of this literature emphasises the local scale and the idea of proximity. In a world that is increasingly urban, AFNs at a local s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Paϋl, V., McKenzie, Fiona Haslam
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Pergamon 2013
Subjects:	Alternative food networks Farmland protection Metropolitan area of Barcelona Peri-urban agriculture Land-use policy
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5713

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