The Canadian pioneer: The genesis of urban food policy in Toronto

International Planning Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-416

  Blay Palmer, Alison ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; PARADIGM SHIFT; POLICY STRATEGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 77952602889     PISSN: 13563475     EISSN: 14699265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563471003642837     Document Type: Article

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