The Geography of Somewhere : The Farmer’s Market and
Sustainability in Brno, Czech Republic

J 2014

The Geography of Somewhere : The Farmer’s Market and Sustainability in Brno, Czech Republic

VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah

Základní údaje

Originální název

The Geography of Somewhere : The Farmer’s Market and Sustainability in Brno, Czech Republic

Autoři

VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah

Vydání

Environmental Values, 2014, 0963-2719

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50700 5.7 Social and economic geography

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.056

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

Brno; Czech Republic; farmers' markets; sustainable development; Agenda 21

Změněno: 11. 2. 2019 16:29, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Increasing international uncertainty - including factors such as ongoing financial crises, climate change and energy scarcity - raises questions about which policy strategies can best solve environmental problems and promote community development. This article describes the functioning of the farmers' market in the Czech city of Brno and analyses how it may contribute to local sustainable development. Theoretically, the article engages the debate over the meaning of sustainability and appropriate policies to achieve sustainability goals. Field observations, interviews, content analysis of government documents, and a survey of vendors reveal how the market functions, indicate the meaning of the market for customers and vendors alike, shed light on the future use of the space and provide data for comparison of market activities with official sustainability policy. The article concludes that a novel approach toward sustainable development is to work with existing traditions like farmers' markets rather than focus efforts exclusively on top-down initiatives and high-tech solutions. While such markets are not automatically ecologically friendly, and farmers' markets alone cannot produce a sustainable society, this research demonstrates the potential of such emergent, bottom-up activities to help transform society-nature relations while improving urban quality of life.

Citovat

VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. The Geography of Somewhere : The Farmer’s Market and Sustainability in Brno, Czech Republic. Environmental Values. 2014, roč. 23, č. 1, s. 51-74, 23 s. ISSN 0963-2719. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.3197/096327114X13851122269043.

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VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. The Geography of Somewhere : The Farmer’s Market and Sustainability in Brno, Czech Republic. \textit{Environmental Values}. 2014, roč.~23, č.~1, s.~51-74, 23 s. ISSN~0963-2719. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.3197/096327114X13851122269043.

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