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Expanding the social performance of food production landscapes: measuring health and well-being benefits

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Advocates of integrating food production landscapes within urban, suburban, campus and other design arenas cite multiple and integrated benefits, including enhanced food security and quality; land access for small farmers; psychological and social benefits; educational opportunities; and green infrastructure contributions, among others. If performance can be understood as ‘the fulfilment of a claim’ then landscape performance measures for food production would ideally encompass the overall range of cited benefits. Yet in current practice the performance of food production landscapes tends to be measured in limited ways, most often by weight and value of harvest. The aim of this paper is to identify expanded methods and metrics for measuring the performance of food production landscapes, in particular for health and well-being benefits. Through a transdisciplinary literature review, evidence for mental well-being, physical activity and human nutrition benefits of food production landscapes is presented, and performance metrics and evaluation methods are catalogued.

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  • Ellen Burke, 2018. "Expanding the social performance of food production landscapes: measuring health and well-being benefits," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(5), pages 587-599, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:43:y:2018:i:5:p:587-599
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2017.1353069
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