Book chapter
Institutional Capacity of Local Government to Embed Food Security into Policy
Food Security in Australia: Challenges and Prospects for the Future, pp.63-77
Springer
2013
Abstract
Food security policy making is on the agenda of a number of councils and manifests itself in various forms. This chapter primarily examines influential factors in the local government policy-making process when seeking to embed accessible and affordable culturally appropriate, fresh, healthy food, particularly for socially vulnerable groups. It also explores the diverse responses from councils in order to incorporate food security into policy. Although local government plays important roles in food insecurity solutions, legislative, resource and organizational mechanisms and practices limit local government activity. State and federal governments need to acknowledge the food security agenda as an important sustainability issue and provide inter-governmental support to local government initiatives through legislative provisions and increased funding.
Details
- Title
- Institutional Capacity of Local Government to Embed Food Security into Policy
- Authors
- Christine Slade (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Contributors
- Quentin Farmar-Bowers (Editor)Vaughan Higgins (Editor)Joanne Millar (Editor)
- Publication details
- Food Security in Australia: Challenges and Prospects for the Future, pp.63-77
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4614-4484-8_5
- ISBN
- 9781461444831
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450259202621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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