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Health and Sustainability in the Canadian Food System

Advocacy and Opportunity for Civil Society

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Civil society organizations are among the most vociferous critics of the modern food system. Yet even after decades of campaigns, governments have failed to address health and sustainability issues in a systematic way.New approaches are in order, and this volume showcases the research of experts from various disciplines who argue that solutions lie not just in lobbying elected officials but rather in initiatives at the subparliamentary level. Case studies on a range of topics, from breastfeeding and sustainable pest management promotion to programs such as Canada's Action Plan on Food Security, tell a story of misguided campaigns and missed opportunities.Real change, this inspiring volume suggests, is possible. It will come when advocacy groups develop innovative strategies of influencing decision makers more resistant to public pressure: business lobbies well connected to government agencies, middle managers, and ministries unused to collaborating across departmental mandates.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-01-01
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt460 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSustainability and the Environment
Antal sidor308
FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
ISBN9780774822695

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Introduction / Rod MacRae, Elisabeth Abergel, and Mustafa KocPart 1 – Paradigms, Scales, and Jurisdictions1 Effecting Paradigm Change in the Canadian Agriculture and Food Sector: Toward a Multifunctionality Paradigm / Grace Skogstad2 Alternative Land Use Services and the Case for Multifunctional Policy in Canada / Alison Blay-Palmer3 The Experience of Canadian Environmental CSOs: Thoughts from the Green Side / Mark WinfieldPart 2 – Lessons from the Canadian Food System4 The Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee: Legitimacy, Participation, and Attempts to Improve GE Regulation in Canada / Elisabeth Abergel5 Lessons from Twenty Years of CSO Advocacy to Advance Sustainable Pest Management in Canada / Rod MacRae, Julia Langer, and Vijay Cuddeford6 Breastfeeding Promotion and Social Change in Canada: A Review of Ninety Years of Breastfeeding Policy and Practices / Aleck Ostry and Tasnim Nathoo7 Canada's Action Plan on Food Security: The Interactions between Civil Society and the State to Advance Food Security in Canada / Mustafa Koc and Japji Anna Bas8 The Obesogenic Environment and Schools: Have CSOs Played a Role in Shifting the Debate from Individual Responsibility to Structural Factors? / Tony Winson, Rod MacRae, and Aleck Ostry9 From Green Energy to Smart Growth: Practical Lessons from the Renewable Energy Movement for Agricultural Land Protection and Sustainability Activists / José Etcheverry10 Helping Good Things Grow: Creating Nurturing Polices and Programs for New Farmers through Civil Society-Government Collaboration / Sarah RobicheauConclusion / Elisabeth Abergel and Rod MacRaeIndex