Deck 19: Urban Food Production, Joshua Sbicca

Question 1

1) In Ebenezer Howard's vision of garden cities,

A) all homes within cities would have large lawns and be able to grow their own food.
B) there would not be absolute divisions between humans and nature.
C) there would be centralized government control over land use.
D) all residents would be required to partake in agriculture.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

2) Over time the percent of people living in urban areas has

A) increased.
B) decreased.
C) remained constant.
D) disappeared.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

3) Which of the statements on urban food production is correct?

A) No food production takes place in urban areas today.
B) The food produced in urban areas is limited to people producing for their own consumption.
C) A significant amount of food is grown in cities, with urban agriculture estimated to generate 15-20% of the world's food.
D) While food is produced in cities, it tends to be unhealthy due to the high levels of pollution.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

4) The nutrient-energy cycle between humans and the environment is called

A) metabolic rift.
B) rural-urban foodscapes.
C) social metabolism.
D) socio-ecological treadmills.

Question 5

5) The concept of metabolic rift refers to a

A) a disjuncture between the production of waste and the fertilization of soil.
B) tensions between rural and urban populations.
C) a disjuncture between the foods farmers produce and what people prefer to consume
D) tensions between urban and rural farmers.

Question 6

6) Estimates indicate that ______ of U.S. households are growing food.

A) One percent
B) One-third
C) Ten percent
D) Half

Question 7

7) Culturally distinct culinary traditions and diets of diverse groups are called

A) biocultural heritage.
B) foodscapes.
C) community food shares.
D) foodways.

Question 8

8) Benefits of home gardens include

A) lessening household food insecurity.
B) fostering community.
C) increased ecological diversity.
D) All of the above

Question 9

9) Neoliberal policies in urban areas has resulted in

A) in aggressive real estate development and the privatization of public spaces and services in many cities.
B) a proliferation of public spaces and parks.
C) increased class and racial integration.
D) strong government funded anti-poverty programs of which urban food production is a central component.

Question 10

10) Food policy councils are

A) regulatory bodies that oversee permits for urban gardens.
B) are government agencies in charge of food safety.
C) advisory boards for cities and counties that focus on issues related to food and agriculture.
D) All of the above

Question 11

11) As people have increasingly internalized neoliberal ideologies, one consequence has been

A) a shift towards individualized, apolitical, and self-improvement approaches to solving problems.
B) increased civic engagement and collective action.
C) a greater emphasis by people on the need for structural reforms to solve problems.
D) greater confidence in the government's ability to address problems with the food system.

Question 12

12) Three major challenges urban agriculture faces are

A) land ownership, soil quality, and gentrification.
B) homelessness, schools, and pollution.
C) pollution, public health, and commodification.
D) social boundaries, land access and use inequities, and fair labor practices.

Question 13

13) The aim of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network is

A) urban reforestation.
B) attracting outside corporate investment to rebuild Detroit.
C) empowering the black residents of Detroit and community revitalization.
D) All of the above

Question 14

14) When political and economic elites, such as planners, politicians and developers, work together to commodify land to increase economic growth within cities, it is referred to as

A) growth machine logic.
B) green gentrification.
C) right to the city.
D) urbanization.

Question 15

15) The social process whereby local governments, economic interests, and even grassroots community groups create or expand environmental amenities that attract wealthier residents and drive out lower income residents is called

A) growth machine logic.
B) green gentrification.
C) community building.
D) right to the city.

Question 16

16) Labor practices in urban agriculture

A) tend to be highly exploitative.
B) are always fair and just.
C) are characterized by tensions between capitalism and aims of social justice.
D) are strictly volunteer-based.

Question 17

17) Outside investors purchasing vacant land in a city and developing it into a commercial garden that grows specialty micro-greens for fine dining restaurants is an example of

A) growth machine logic.
B) green gentrification.
C) community building.
D) right to the city.

Question 18

18) Which of the following is a social boundary that often needs to be negotiated in urban food production?

A) Race
B) Class
C) Ethnicity
D) All of the above

Question 19

19) The development of fair and justice urban food systems

A) can be achieved solely through volunteer efforts.
B) requires pressure on governments and supportive public policy.
C) can be achieved using just market-based mechanisms.
D) is best achieved through the support of wealthy investors.

Question 20

20) All of the following are initiatives that work to empower marginalized urban groups except

A) People's Grocery in Oakland.
B) New Roots Community Garden in San Diego.
C) Hantz Farms in Detroit.
D) Detroit Black Community Food Security Network.

Question 21

1. Describe two benefits of community gardens to urban neighborhoods.

Question 22

2. What is a food policy council and how can it contribute to urban food production?

Question 23

3. Describe Ebenzer Howard's vision of garden cities.

Question 24

1. Using the case of Detroit, write an essay that analyzes the tension in urban food production. First, describe the social boundaries that need to be overcome. Second, using the example of Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, describe all urban agriculture can benefit marginalized groups. Third, describe the challenges posed by the growth machine logic to developing just and sustainable urban food systems.

Question 25

2. Write an essay that examines the ability of urban food production to address of social and environmental problems. First, identify key social and environmental problems in urban areas. Second, discuss the ways that urban food production initiatives seek to address such problems. Third, discuss the limitations of current approaches of urban food production.