What does food sensitive planning
mean and why is it important?>
2. Some background on your project
(FSPUD)>
3. Some international examples of food
6th October
2011use any> to
sensitive planning
(if you
guide
your
work)>
Jenny
Donovan
4. Reflect on the role that planners play
in facilitating food sensitive> planning
and urban design
Melbourne University presentation 19/04/11
Planning is about improving “the welfare of
people and their communities by creating
more convenient, equitable, healthful,
efficient, and attractive places for present
and future generations”.
(American Planning Association)
Limited;
Highly contested; and,
Typically hardwired for a particular purpose (s).
• “The chain of activities beginning with the
production of food and moving on to include the
processing, distributing, wholesaling, retailing and
consumption of food and eventually the disposal of
waste”
(American Planning Association)
Food Sensitive Planning and Urban Design
Seeks to set an agenda for planning and
urban design that;
Recognises the importance of food in
supporting our wellbeing; and,
Reconciles that with the other objectives of
planning and urban design .
FSPUD philosophy; we need to design places
that:
Provide people with circumstances that facilitate
them to meet their needs;
Are less vulnerable to emerging threats; and,
Don’t just meet one need but meets multiple
needs, wherever possible.
FSPUD is
And thinking rather
than or thinking
Not a new idea.
Features of FSPUD;
Sets an agenda for discussion
Avoids precluding beneficial outcomes
Outlines not just what to do but why it
should be done.
Sheds a light on the barriers (fewer and
more permeable than you might imagine!)
Provides advocates with ammunition
FSPUD principles;
1.Support secure and equitable access to the Food
6.
Protect and/or enhance urban and surrounding
ecosystems and increase biodiversity
(including, but not limited to, bees, openpollinating fruit trees, native vegetation).
7.
Ensure decisions reflect the long-term value
and broader community benefits of access to
productive land and experienced producers.
8.
Encourage investment and innovation through
secure tenure and supportive Operating
environments for both community and
commercial Food enterprises.
9.
lncrease resilience, by designing to keep
options open for future use of space and
resources.
necessary for a healthy and fulfilling life
2.Make healthy and sustainable Food choices easy
and convenient choices.
3.Encourage use of spaces and places to Meet many
diverse needs, reconciling Food production and
exchange with housing, enjoyment of open spaces
and recreational areas, urban cooling, skills and jobs,
socialising and community celebration.
4.Provide opportunities for those who wish to
participate in growing, exchanging, cooking and
sharing Food.
5.ldentify and invest in the safe use and re-use of
urban resources (soil, water, nutrients, 'waste') that
can support viable and sustainable Food Production.
10. Acknowledge and support diversity and
sovereignty (the right to have informed choice)
over what, how and where people produce
and eat Food.
Producing
food
Health and
fairness
Sustainability
and resilience
Livelihoods &
opportunity
Community &
amenity
Processing
and
transporting
food
Consumer
access and
utilisation
Waste and
reuse
FSPUD characteristics
Requires many changes at many of levels,
though often not large changes
FSPUD provides insights into how it can be
be applied to;
1)Different strategies
2)Different stages in the planning process
3)Different compositions/ contexts
4) Making submissions re Budget Setting
to influence how budget priorities are
set.
5)Cultivating culture change so that
decision makers understand why food
issues are an appropriate focus for their
time and energy.
Putting FSPUD into practice
Strategic initiatives
E.g. Buffer between
residential and agricultural
land to protect both and
help minimise length of
boundary interface and
reduce conflicts
Local initiatives
E.g. street design
opportunities
Local initiatives
E.g. Vacant lots in
emerging community used
to grow sunflowers,
hemp or similar low
maintenance crops
to ensure it can
continue to be productive.
Local initiatives
E.g. Streets and buildings
orientated so as many lots
as possible enjoy
a ‘right of sunshine’ in
their back gardens.
Putting FSPUD into practice
Local initiatives
FSPUD = a recipe rather than just a list of
ingredients
Conducive Environment
Liveability Defecit
Unconducive Environment
Improved amenity
Greater Resiliance
Social Inclusion
Planning for food
Resource Efficiency
Better Health
Any questions?
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