Participatory Budgeting and Vertical Agriculture: A Thought Experiment in Food System Reform
Abstract
While researchers have identified numerous problems with food systems, sustainable, just, and workable solutions remain scarce. Recent developments in the food justice literature, however, show which local food movements favor sustainability and justice as problem-solving measures. Yet, some of the ways that these approaches could work in concert are overlooked. Through focusing on how they are compatible, we can understand how such endeavors can improve the conditions for community control and reduce the detrimental effects of agribusiness. In this paper, the author proposes a participatory budgeting project that involves a relatively new process called "vertical agriculture" to alleviate some of the harm that current agricultural practices cause. In turn, we see how such a measure can improve the integrity of municipal governance and reshape the power structures that control food systems.
Recommended Citation
Epting, S. R. (2016). Participatory Budgeting and Vertical Agriculture: A Thought Experiment in Food System Reform. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 29(5), pp. 737-748. Springer Netherlands.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-016-9631-x
Department(s)
Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
Keywords and Phrases
Food System Reform; Participatory Budgeting; Vertical Agriculture
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1187-7863; 1573-322X
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2016 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Oct 2016
