Building prefigurations of an agroecological urbanism : the case of public farmland in Ghent (Belgium)

The development of local food policies in Flanders has shed light on the possible strategic value of public farmland. This contrasts sharply with the large-scale sale of public agricultural land by local authorities that has been ongoing at the same time. This contradiction brings local authorities in an awkward position and continues to undermine the possibility to discuss the strategic use of public farmland in urban food policy. The result is a very trivial and sometimes counterproductive spatial food policy, which contributes to the continuation of food-disabling urbanisation processes. In... Mehr ...