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| Visions of possible futures; new trajectories for sustainable development. |  |
 VEIL Report 2010 | 1992 Kb |
Publications - Policy - Reports & Submissions
The Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab has just released its first policy research report and it's all about food!
The report, Sustainable and Secure Food Systems for Victoria: What do we know? What do we need to know? discusses the environmental challenges relating to the food system, examining:
- how the production and consumption of food impacts on the environment; and
- the risks and vulnerabilities of the food system to environmental change and social responses (such as policy aiming to reduce environmental impacts)
Publications - Policy - Reports & Submissions
This submission briefly addresses part b) of the Terms of Reference:
the potential value of Crown land, and public authority land for areas not committed to a specific use, and report on appropriate future uses relevant to Melbourne's liveability and natural values.
This submission outlines VEIL’s position that food production in urban Melbourne will be critical to the provision of secure, healthy and sustainable food supplies, which in turn are essential for a city to be ‘liveable’. We have outlined the need and opportunities for increased food production within urban areas, with particular reference to environmental impacts and vulnerabilities, and highlighted opportunities for innovative and effective resource use.
| VEIL Submission - VEAC Crown Land | 2067 Kb |
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This submission outlines VEIL’s position that food production in outer suburban (as well as inner urban) Melbourne will be critical to the provision of secure, healthy and sustainable food supplies.
Viable and sustainable agribusiness – “the businesses collectively associated with the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products” – will be critical to meeting these challenges. However, we suggest that in light of the challenges facing our food system, the ability of peri-urban businesses and enterprises to deliver ‘sustainable food production’ will be the fundamental underpinning to their success, and their ability to provide high quality employment opportunities within their local and regional economies. The pursuit of ‘sustainable food production’ and ‘healthy, sustainable and prosperous outer suburban areas’ will require a broader understanding of the types of businesses / enterprises that are valuable in urban and peri-urban spaces – emerging models of sustainable food production and distribution may also contribute to more resilient communities, cultures and economies in peri-urban Melbourne.
| VEIL - Agribusiness in Outer Suburban Melbourne | 2810 Kb |
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