The multifunctionality and territoriality of peri-urban agri-food systems: The metropolitan region of Madrid, Spain
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UAM. Departamento de GeografíaPublisher
MDPIDate
2022-04-18Citation
10.3390/land11040588
Land 11.4 (2022): 588
ISSN
2073-445XDOI
10.3390/land11040588Funded by
This research was funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, National Project I+D+i 2019, “Multifunctional and territorialised agri-food systems in Spain. Conceptualisation and governance. Analysis of cases in Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha”, PID2019-105711RB-C61/AEI/10.13039/501 100011033Project
Gobierno de España. PID2019-105711RB-C61Editor's Version
https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040588Subjects
Local agri-food systems; Agri-food economies; Peri-urban agriculture; Agrarian heritage; Food democracy; Food security; GeografíaRights
© 2022 The AuthorsAbstract
This paper addresses the Multifunctional and Territorialised Agri-Food Systems (MTLAFS) in areas of direct urban influence, focusing on the metropolitan region of Madrid. MTLAFS are contextualised as alternatives to the hegemonic global model of mass production and consumption. They are created by combining two conceptual and theoretical bodies of knowledge that share many elements: the study of Local Agri-Food Systems (LAFS), a critical approach to agri-food economies and the re-territorialisation of agri-food systems. The paper analyses the factors that negatively affect the resilience of LAFS and it describes re-territorialisation strategies that enable MTLAFS to be built. By using a multi-criteria methodology to identify agri-environmental and food governance indicators, the research identifies and describes the characteristics that allow the case studies selected in the region of Madrid to be classified as MTLAFS. This has been carried out by gathering the main discussion points on the fractures and relocation strategies that accentuate the vulnerability or, on the contrary, enhance the resilience of the cases analysed. The paper concludes with some recommendations for strengthening the socio-ecological resilience of MTLAFS by using the systemic basis provided by the agro-urban project. This agro-urban project brings together different public policies, governance tools, territorial and food planning, as well as agrarian practices anchored to each specific territory. All these agrarian practices contribute to the configuration of an alternative territorial agri-food model that ensures food security and a shift towards the sustainable development of our planet
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