Transformative incrementalism: Planning for transformative change in local food systems

Buchan, Robert; Cloutier, Denise; Friedman, Avi

doi:10.1016/j.progress.2018.07.002

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“…These findings reflect the theory of transformative incrementalism, which identifies power and political will as central to incremental efforts towards change in food policy and practice [39]. Transformative incrementalism reflects on the critical role of values and beliefs, as well as praxis and outcomes in supporting agriculture [39]. Our research also noted the important role of values and political will that either serve to advance agriculturally supportive policy or hinder its development.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 80%

“…As we explored this capacity in the Greenbelt of Ontario, Canada, it is evident that different municipalities make important decisions in terms of their capacity to interact with the agricultural sector, develop policy, respond to evolving issues, and make planning decisions that enhance agriculture and related agri-food activities. These findings reflect the theory of transformative incrementalism, which identifies power and political will as central to incremental efforts towards change in food policy and practice [39]. Transformative incrementalism reflects on the critical role of values and beliefs, as well as praxis and outcomes in supporting agriculture [39].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 66%

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Identity, Health and Urban Liveability: Creating Spaces for People

Caldwell¹,

Geschiere²,

Sousa³

et al. 2021

Int. J. EI

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A large portion of the most agriculturally-viable land in Canada is in the province of Ontario, particularly within the Greenbelt. Within Ontario, municipal governments are the primary mechanism by which provincial land-use policy is implemented, and virtually all agricultural production happens within the boundaries of an upper-tier municipal government. This means that municipal governments (local and regional governments) are the most local level of government responsible for making decisions and implementing programs and policies related to the agriculture and agri-food sector. However, little is known about the structure, knowledge base, and capacity of municipal governments to respond to agricultural and agri-food priorities and issues. This paper presents the results of research identifying a number of positive and negative factors that contribute to municipal capacity. This capacity is varied and relates directly to the ability to address emerging agricultural priorities. Governments and decision-makers who affect the agriculture and agri-food industry must have the capacity and knowledge to support the sector and respond to critical issues as they arise. The decisions of elected officials, the resources that municipalities have, and the expertise of staff are all key elements that affect the implementation of provincial priorities and the consideration given to agriculture when creating policies, programs, and initiatives.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 80%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 66%

Identity, Health and Urban Liveability: Creating Spaces for People

Caldwell¹,

Geschiere²,

Sousa³

et al. 2021

Int. J. EI

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“…Indeed, following Taylor et al (2017), planning aims to define a balance between agricultural, environmental, and amenity values. The high technicality of planning often results in the perception that planning is a neutral process (Buchan et al, 2019) whereas Butt and Taylor (2018, p. 2) argue against the perception that planning is a "de-politicized managerial and technical project. "…”

Section: The Supporting Role Of Territorial Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In particular, the interest of city planners in peri-urban agriculture (Cadieux et al, 2013), as testified by the design of place-based/territorialized agricultural policies (Bonnefoy and Brand, 2014;Bissardon and Boulianne, 2016), the activity of municipal governments on land markets (Jarrige, 2018;Perrin and Nougarèdes, 2020), and the formation of networks to support urban-influenced agriculture (e.g., Cities for Agroecology Network, Eurocities, Organic Cities), has been strengthened: peri-urban agriculture is commonly perceived as a lever for designing more sustainable metropolitan areas (Sroka et al, 2021). In a context where the proximity to urban markets results in new opportunities and constraints for peri-urban farmers, who have developed original peri-urban farming systems that are quite specific from a production point of view (Duvernoy et al, 2018;Akimowicz et al, 2020), planning activities may substantially influence farming activities (Butt and Taylor, 2018;Buchan et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Toward Agricultural Intersectionality? Farm Intergenerational Transfer at the Fringe. A Comparative Analysis of the Urban-Influenced Ontario's Greenbelt, Canada and Toulouse InterSCoT, France

Akimowicz

Landman

Képhaliacos

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Peri-urban agriculture can foster the resilience of metropolitan areas through the provision of local food and other multifunctional agricultural amenities and externalities. However, in peri-urban areas, farming is characterized by strong social uncertainties, which slow the intergenerational transfer of farm operations. In this article, we tackle the beliefs that underlie farmers' decision-making to identify planning opportunities that may support farm intergenerational transfers. The design of an institutionalist conceptual framework based on Keynesian uncertainty and Commonsian Futurity aims to analyze farmers' beliefs associated with farm intergenerational transfer dynamics. The dataset of this comparative analysis includes 41 interviews with farmers involved in animal, cash-crop, and horticulture farming in the urban-influenced Ontario's Greenbelt, Canada, and Toulouse InterSCoT, France, during which farmers designed a mental model of their investment decision-making. The results highlight the dominance of a capital-intensive farm model framed by a money-land-market nexus that slows farm structural change. The subsequent access inequalities, which are based on characteristics of farmers and their farm projects, support the idea of the existence of an agricultural intersectionality. The results also highlight the positive role of the institutional context; when farmers' beliefs are well-aligned with the beliefs that shape their institutional environment, the frictions that slow farm structural change in peri-urban areas are moderated by a shared vision of the future.

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“…We underline that the internal RRI is only the first part of a correct work path to achieve shared social responsibility. The successive necessary step is the involvement of the local stakeholders (external RRI) that in the context of the SASS project, can really have an impact on the whole agri-food supply chain [67].…”

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Experimenting with RRI tools to Drive Sustainable Agri-Food Research: The SASS Case Study from Sub-Saharan Africa

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The need to develop experimental tools for a responsible research and innovation (RRI) framework is relevant for managing research agendas and policy making that seriously take into account the complex conditions of innovation development (linked to multidisciplinarity and interaction processes) between the researchers and their fieldwork activities. The adoption of an RRI framework is even more important for multidisciplinary and complex issues, such as the agri-food system. In this context, the SASS (Sustainable Agri-food Systems for Sustainable Development (SASS) project represents a good example for verifying the application of the RRI strategy in a varied research group committed to the development of sustainable agri-food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project, which involves more than 50 researchers from different fields of knowledge and theoretical backgrounds, showed the importance of the processes of reflection, re-driving, and convergence in the definition of research objectives and strategies. This process started by experimenting with new dedicated RRI tools in order to allow interactions between the researchers, including exchanging their experience in data collection and theoretical reflection development. With respect to this analysis, it was interesting to analyze how the RRI tools and strategies have been activated between researchers and different stakeholders, generating reflections capable of re-adapting the results towards shared and accessible innovation for the extended society. Following the discussion based on the description of the SASS-RRI agenda tools and following an internal verification given from an RRI-based web survey, this contribution provides new insights, in terms of tools and strategies, to promote and refine RRI approaches. This work underlines how RRI methods have promoted internal and external interactions to connect the research objectives towards a model of open innovation.

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Transformative incrementalism: Planning for transformative change in local food systems

Cited by 18 publications

References 49 publications

Identity, Health and Urban Liveability: Creating Spaces for People

Identity, Health and Urban Liveability: Creating Spaces for People

Toward Agricultural Intersectionality? Farm Intergenerational Transfer at the Fringe. A Comparative Analysis of the Urban-Influenced Ontario's Greenbelt, Canada and Toulouse InterSCoT, France

Experimenting with RRI tools to Drive Sustainable Agri-Food Research: The SASS Case Study from Sub-Saharan Africa

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