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Abstract Ongoing sustainability challenges create pressure on planning practices and institutional arrangements. Transformative policy visions, such as the circular economy and bioeconomy, create promises for… Read More »Transitions in planning: transformative policy visions of the circular economy and blue bioeconomy meet planning practice
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Abstract Objectives: Government policies are essential to create food environments that support healthy diets. The aims of this study were 1) to benchmark the implementation… Read More »How can National Government Policies Improve Food Environments in the Netherlands?
Abstract The need to develop experimental tools for a responsible research and innovation (RRI) framework is relevant for managing research agendas and policy making that… Read More »Experimenting with RRI tools to Drive Sustainable Agri-Food Research: The SASS Case Study from Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract The COVID-19 crisis has created a moment where existing calls for agroecology acquire new relevance. Agroecology provides a path to reconstruct a post-COVID-19 agriculture,… Read More »Agroecology and the reconstruction of a post-COVID-19 agriculture
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Abstract The importance of small farms is well established and recognized in developing countries, but far less is known about their role in Europe, where… Read More »Assessing the role of small farms in regional food systems in Europe: Evidence from a comparative study