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1. Participation and empowerment as emancipatory praxis: an ethnographic study of an NGO in Chiapas, Mexico

Author:
Garland Mason; Kim L. Niewolny
Source:
Development in practice 2022 v.32 no.5 pp. 671-683
ISSN:
1364-9213
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; accountability; anthropology; Mexico;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Despite a robust legacy of scholarship that has critiqued participation in development, the relationship between participation and empowerment remains unclear. Adelanto is a small non governmental organisation in Chiapas, Mexico, engaged in radical participatory community development. Using an ethnographic approach, we examined Adelanto’s politicised participatory approach, analysing assumptions t ...
DOI:
10.1080/09614524.2021.1937527

2. Change is inevitable, but is gentrification?

Author:
Megan Marshall
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2022 v.11 no.3 pp. 295-296
ISSN:
2152-0801
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; urban agriculture; urban development;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... A Recipe for Gentrification is a masterful explora­tion of the complex relationship between intent and impact at the intersection of alternative food systems and urban development. The goal of this edited volume is to unpack the ways in which food systems can both drive and resist gentrifica­tion. The introduction lays out the many nuanced drivers of both processes. For instance, well-intentioned ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.015

3. Debrief on the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)

Author:
Molly Anderson; Lesli Hoey; Peter Hurst; Michelle Miller; Maywa Montenegro De Wit
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2022 v.11 no.2 pp. 13-17
ISSN:
2152-0798
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; agriculture; governance; sustainable agriculture;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... What are the roles and responsibilities of U.S. academia in global fora such as the United Nations Food Systems Summit? In an effort to be better global partners, the Inter-institutional Network for Food and Agricultural Sustainability (INFAS) accepted an invitation to participate in the UNFSS. INFAS then convened a debriefing for our members to hear from our colleagues about their experiences and ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.008

4. Nepali Bhutanese refugee gardeners and their seed systems Placemaking and foodways in Vermont

Author:
Junru Guo; Daniel Tobin; Teresa Mares
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2022 v.11 no.3 pp. 197-210
ISSN:
2152-0801
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; agriculture; foodways; Ukraine; Vermont;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... As the world grapples with how to support the millions fleeing the ongoing war in Ukraine, attention must be extended to how these indivi­duals, and the many others who are forcibly dis­placed in other parts of the world, can be wel­comed to new lands. Research indicates that creating foodways through gardening can provide cultural connections for diasporic communities. However, few studies have a ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.005

5. Sustainability outcomes of the United States food system A systematic review

Author:
C. B. Knox; Shelie A. Miller
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2022 v.11 no.3 pp. 259-289
ISSN:
2152-0801
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; agriculture; inventories; systematic review;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Food systems literature has shifted towards inter disciplinarity and the use of systems lenses but can still be disjointed and unconnected. To bring together disciplinary knowledge and establish a common understanding of food systems, we conducted a systematic review to inventory sustainability outcomes of the U.S. food system. The literature search returned 2,866 articles, which was reduced to 49 ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.010

6. Gardens in a postsuburban region Community garden governance and ethos in Orange County

Author:
Eiji Toda; Edward Lowe
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2022 v.11 no.2 pp. 161-178
ISSN:
2152-0798
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; agriculture; community gardens; governance; lifestyle; California;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Considerable research has examined the changing values and governing approaches of urban com­munity gardens since the nineteenth century in the United States. However, few studies exist for com­munity gardens located in postsuburban contexts. This study reports the findings from six case stud­ies of community gardens in southern Orange County, California, that asked, how are the themes of garden g ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.010

7. Analysis of Urban Expansion Patterns Through Landscape Metrics in an Emerging Metropolis of Mangaluru Community Development Block, India, During 1972–2018

Author:
K. Dhanaraj; Dasharatha P. Angadi
Source:
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 2022 v.50 no.10 pp. 1855-1870
ISSN:
0255-660X
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; Landsat; cities; landscapes; statistical analysis; urbanization; India;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Urban growth in the twenty-first century, unlike the conventional mega-city centred development, is occurring in small- and medium-sized cities of the developing world. However, in India possibilities of medium-sized cities are often unnoticed. The current study uses landscape metrics to extract spatial dynamics of built-up patches for applications in spatial planning in the urban landscape of Man ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12524-022-01567-y

8. Food system activism and the housing crisis

Author:
Adam Pine
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2022 v.11 no.3 pp. 13-17
ISSN:
2152-0798
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; activists; agriculture; income; poverty; public policy; stigma;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The affordable housing crisis in the United States is leaving millions of Americans homeless or spend­ing over one-third of their income on rent, a con­di­tion housing scholars refer to as ‘shelter poverty.’ This problem has clear linkages to the food system in terms of the cost and condition of food workers’ housing, the availability of food in low-income neighborhoods, the relationship between f ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.021

9. Formulating win-win management plans in Protected Areas (PAs) based on Key Ecosystem services (KESs): An application in the Shennongjia National Park, China

Author:
Bitian Zhang; Qingwen Min; Wenjun Jiao
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2022 v.320 pp. 115831
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; ecosystems; environmental management; governance; national parks; China;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Exploring win-win approaches to ecological conservation and community development goals is a central issue in the management of PAs. Achieving sustainable management of ESs in PAs is more of a social governance issue, requiring the SES managers to understand the diverse tradeoffs among ESs and well-beings and design management plans with supportive governance processes and institutions. To solve t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115831

10. "The highest and best use of land in the city" Valuing urban agriculture in Philadelphia and Chicago

Author:
Domenic Vitiello
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2022 v.11 no.3 pp. 241-257
ISSN:
2152-0801
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; health promotion; issues and policy; urban agriculture;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... United States cities have developed urban agri­culture support systems with different priorities and institutional structures, with significant impacts and implications for social equity and justice. Some treat farming and gardening as public goods, public spaces, valued for their community-building, environmental and public health promotion, and other social benefits. Others have sought to extrac ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.019

11. Phytoplankton diversity affects biomass and energy production differently during community development

Author:
Giulia Ghedini; Dustin J. Marshall; Michel Loreau
Source:
Functional ecology 2022 v.36 no.2 pp. 446-457
ISSN:
0269-8463
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; biomass production; photosynthesis; phytoplankton; species diversity; uncertainty;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Biodiversity determines the productivity and stability of ecosystems but some aspects of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships remain poorly resolved. One key uncertainty is the inter‐relationship between biodiversity, energy and biomass production as communities develop over time. Energy production drives biomass accumulation but the ratio of the two processes can change during communi ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2435.13955

12. Using community surveys with participatory mapping to monitor comprehensive plan implementation

Author:
Greg Brown; Marketta Kyttä; Pat Reed
Source:
Landscape and urban planning 2022 v.218 pp. 104306
ISSN:
0169-2046
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; land use; landscapes; surveys; urban development; California;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Comprehensive or general plans are long-range documents intended to guide future urban or regional land use, growth, and development. Structured and periodic monitoring and evaluation of plan implementation is important to identifying when plans should be revised or updated based on changed planning assumptions or conditions, but such monitoring is uncommon. In this study we present and illustrate ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104306

13. Appraising the administrative burden of USDA organic certification: A descriptive analysis of Notice of Noncompliance data

Author:
David P. Carter; Ian T. Adams; Seth Wright; Tyler A. Scott
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2022 v.11 no.2 pp. 235-242
ISSN:
2152-0798
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; USDA; agriculture; compliance; markets; organic certification; policy analysis;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Many of the challenges organic producers and pro­cessors experience are caused by how organic standards compliance is monitored and enforced—in particular, the administrative procedures that are mandated to verify that operation practices meet organic certification requirements. In this policy analysis, we examine noncompliance documenta­tion and verification by accredited certifiers under the U.S ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.020

14. Community development by forest understory plants after prolonged burial by tephra

Author:
Donald B. Zobel; Joseph A. Antos; Dylan G. Fischer
Source:
Plant ecology 2022 v.223 no.4 pp. 381-396
ISSN:
1385-0237
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; ecosystems; old-growth forests; population dynamics; tephra; understory;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Several processes bury plants, but sediment can also be subsequently removed, often by delayed erosion. Thus, the ability to survive multiple years of burial and to respond when released are important to vegetation changes and population dynamics. We experimentally evaluated the effects of delayed removal of tephra (aerially transported volcanic ejecta) in an old-growth forest understory near Moun ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11258-021-01216-3

15. Value chain and sustainability of mangrove wood harvesting in Lamu, Kenya

Author:
Purity M. Riungu; Justine M. Nyaga; Michael N. Githaiga; James G. Kairo
Source:
Trees, forests and people 2022 v.9 pp. 100322
ISSN:
2666-7193
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; environmental sustainability; humans; income; supply chain; trade; wood; Kenya;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mangrove forests provide harvestable wood and non-wood resources to human society globally. The current study evaluated value chain of mangrove wood products from Lamu, Kenya, and how these impacts on resources’ sustainability. Results show that, exploitation of mangrove wood products in Kenya involves several actors, including national regulator, licensees, cutters, transporters, stockists and th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100322

16. What do local foods consumers want? Lessons from ten years at a local foods market

Author:
Matthew J. Mariola; Adam Schwieterman; Gillian Desonier-Lewis
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2022 v.11 no.3 pp. 211-227
ISSN:
2152-0801
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; agriculture; databases; food retailing; issues and policy; markets; Ohio;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The local foods movement is now firmly en­trenched in the public imagination and as a feature of the larger food economy. With the most recent wave of local food retail markets now in its second decade, scholarly attention has turned to the fac­tors that correlate with success, yet we know very little about local food consumer purchasing pat­terns. In this study, we examine a comprehensive databas ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.011

17. The more things change the more they stay the same: Persistent spatial inequity in pediatric lead poisoning in Chicago

Author:
Zhuo Tang; Margaret Carrel
Source:
Applied geography 2022 v.142 pp. 102686
ISSN:
0143-6228
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; blood; environmental health; geography; lead; retrospective studies; urban areas;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Lead poisoning remains a major environmental health threat and a persistent source of health disparities in the United States, particularly in large cities such as Chicago. However, little research has considered the rapidly changing urban environment, due to processes like gentrification, when examining risk factors for pediatric lead poisoning. In this retrospective study, spatio-temporal analys ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102686

18. Can Humans and Elephants Coexist? A Review of the Conflict on Sumatra Island, Indonesia

Author:
Wanda Kuswanda; Raden Garsetiasih; Hendra Gunawan; Rospita Odorlina Pilianna Situmorang; Freddy Jontara Hutapea; Rozza Tri Kwatrina; Endang Karlina; Tri Atmoko; Ma’rifatin Zahrah; Mariana Takandjandji; Donny Gunaryadi
Source:
Diversity 2022 v.14 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; deforestation; ecosystems; ecotourism; habitats; humans; social forestry; wildlife; Indonesia;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The high rate of deforestation and fragmentation of elephant habitat on Sumatra Island has triggered human-elephant conflict (HEC) in Sumatra Island, Indonesia. This conflict brings negative impacts on humans and elephants. Despite numerous efforts having been made to solve this problem, the HEC continues to occur in the remaining elephant enclave every year. The harmonious coexistence between hum ...
DOI:
10.3390/d14060420

19. Friendship for development: a new model of development practice?

Author:
Ann Wigglesworth
Source:
Development in practice 2022 v.32 no.7 pp. 1011-1017
ISSN:
1364-9213
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; case studies; interpersonal relationships; models; ownership; Australia; East Timor;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Friendship forms the basis of 35 community partnerships between Australia and Timor-Leste. Friendship facilitates the ownership of project activities by Timorese partners bringing into the development relationship a mutual respect and a shared journey of a kind that is not typical in time-bound aid projects. This paper reviews different models of donor-recipient relationships. A case study is used ...
DOI:
10.1080/09614524.2022.2029354

20. How traditional agriculture contributes to the global narrative for sustainability A case from a community in Northeast India

Author:
Melari Shisha Nongrum; Joy Syiem Bethamehi
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2022 v.11 no.3 pp. 19-25
ISSN:
2152-0798
Subject:
community development,   etc   ; agriculture; climate; governance; issues and policy; traditional farming; India;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Among food practices that foster climate resilience, traditional agricultural practices of Indigenous communities have been recognized and noted in recent times. These forms of agriculture include shifting cultivation and its adaptations across com­munities in the tropics. However, the policy narra­tive around shifting cultivation is rooted in its mis­understanding, as it was once seen as primitiv ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.018