Chapter 5 Food Policy Councils: recovering the local level in food policy

Abstract

This chapter looks at Food Policy Councils as a possibility to shape urban food systems. The urban food system lost through up scaling and delocalisation its importance for food supply. With this development the scope for influencing food systems on the local level shrunk and food policy moved to national, European and global level. Recently the need for urban food policies is seen again. The case study of the Food Partnership in Brighton and Hove shows that Food Policy Councils represent a viable possibility to recover the local level in food policy.