Community-based research for food system policy development in the City of Guelph, Ontario

Local Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 606-619

  Hayhurst, Ryan Douglas ^a   Dietrich O'connor, Frances ^a   Hazen, Shelley ^a   Landman, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

community based research; municipal food policy; urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN POLICY;

CANADA; GUELPH; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84878999093     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.788493     Document Type: Article

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