Susan Parham

Food and Urbanism

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Theory and practice of agrarian urbanism

As the JoU’s new book reviews editor, I am very pleased to announce that we are now accepting book reviews of up to 800 words for books relevant to the Journal of Urbanism’s aims and scope (these are set out on the inside front cover of the Journal). So if you have a book you would like to review, a book you want to submit for review, or you would like to become one of our book reviewers, please do get in touch. I can be contacted on s.parham@herts.ac.uk and will look forward to hearing from you.

Foodscape and Food Urbanism in Europe: The Urban-Rural Interface

In this chapter aspects of food related urbanism in Europe are the focus in the context of the design and planning of urban-rural spaces, interfaces and linkages. It is argued that some of the most complicated urbanism in relation to food happens on the edge of cities, as they are themselves transformed by both growth and shrinkage. The chapter explores how new policies and urban design and planning practices are shaping and being shaped by these transformations primarily on the edge of cities but also in wider rural regions. Using both review of existing place-making literature and case studies of applied primary source research the chapter delves into how food-related urbanism is in turn being represented in a series of foodscapes from peri-urban markets, to new forms of farm tourism, artisan and other distribution landscapes, gastronomic land uses like restaurants and tasting rooms, and terroir and appellation based places of production. It is argued that the gastronomic landscapes of the urban edge and the wider rural region in a European context offer both critical sites, and design and planning issues and possibilities, for sustainable urbanism in future.

Urbanity and density in 20th century design

What an extraordinarily good book this is. Wolfgang Sonne’s magnificent exploration of Urbanity and Density in 20th Century Design is really a towering achievement in urbanism and urban design history research. The book’s sheer heft as a physical object reflects a huge amount of scholarship that deeply enriches our understanding of this key urbanism area while offering an iconoclastic approach to some accepted urbanism certainties. Taken as a whole it presents a blistering attack on the destruction and dissolution of cities willfully wrought across the twentieth century but concludes on a positive note with some hopeful signs of repair in Europe and North America. Professor Sonne explains the proposition of the work very clearly in his Preface; making the point at the outset that “examples and concepts of dense urban design recur throughout the entire course of the twentieth century in Europe and North America” (2017, 7). As he argues here, this

Food and the City Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution

In this joint review I consider two books on the transformation of the way we deal with the interplay of food and place. As has become something of a truism, food has moved from the margins of consideration as an urban topic, and these books each in its own way reflects that move and explores some of food’s urban territory to good effect. While neither author situates themself explicitly as an urbanist, a series of urbanism implications run through each book as very strong threads. Cockrall-King focuses on the burgeoning urban agriculture movement from an applied perspective, arguing that “the practice of producing and distributing food right in cities” (p. 9) felt as though it came to her as a topic, but also reflected her own passionate interest in growing food. As she states in her introduction: “I wanted to delve into the question of why there seemed to be a growing number of urbanites suddenly investing time and energy in growing, producing, sourcing and supporting food much closer to home” (p. 9). Akerman-Leist comes similarly to the topic of the foodshed – that is, from a practical perspective. His book is largely concerned with supporting local food systems and is subtitled “A Community Resilience Guide” for good reason. In Akerman-Leist’s work the concern for sustainability is central to his question:

Happy city: transforming our lives through urban design

cycling, walking is barely noticed as an activity, particularly in more deprived locations, and so its status is less recognized. Findings confirm many of the campaigns and messages from organizations such as mine (Living Streets) about poor environments taking away the enjoyment from walking, the need to focus on very local factors in the environment, and to understand motivations and concerns across demographic groups – particularly relating to safety. The authors can only conclude that utility cycling has a very low status in the UK, as a marginal activity undertaken by a committed few. I was surprised to read the negative connotations, with personal accounts associating cycling with drug dealers, or with being embarrassing. While the image of cycling is very low in most places, it has a high profile in others, and policy and investment seems to have an impact. While the book busts some myths by demonstrating that in other parts of Europe cycling numbers are high, often partly due to lack of public transport, it does illustrate the effort that will be required for our towns and cities to achieve higher numbers of cyclists. To do so, the authors focus their attention towards segregation rather than traffic speeds. There is much in this book to digest and use for a range of audiences. Indeed, with current unprecedented investment in segregated cycling provision in the UK’s major cities, perhaps this book has already reached those making decisions. For practitioners, it will suffice to focus on the testimonials, results and conclusions in the book. For academics, the multi-method approach to the subject is impressive. The book leaves little question about the extent of challenges faced. While conclusions provided may seem overly optimistic in the context of quite a bleak picture painted for walking and cycling – particularly given the lack of support from public and politicians alike when set against the voice of motorists – it is true that policies are shown to have an effect, momentum being gained and that different measures delivered as a package can be successful.