Search Results - "Kristen Lowitt"

Linking Fisheries Policy to Sustainable Diets: The Case of Lake Superior by Lowitt, Kristen

“…The contribution of fisheries to food systems are largely absent from conceptions of sustainable food systems. At the root of this problem is that fisheries…”
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The power to convene: making sense of the power of food movement organizations in governance processes in the Global North by Clark, Jill K., Lowitt, Kristen, Levkoe, Charles Z., Andrée, Peter

“…Dominant food systems, based on industrial methods and corporate control, are in a state of flux. To enable the transition towards more sustainable and just…”
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A coastal foodscape: examining the relationship between changing fisheries and community food security on the west coast of Newfoundland by Lowitt, Kristen N.

“…Fisheries make vital contributions to food security and food security is an important part of fisheries governance. However, there are relatively few in-depth…”
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Globalization and Food Systems Restructuring in the Caribbean Region by Kristen Lowitt

“…In a time of intensifying concerns about food security and climate change, this edited collec­tion by Beckford and Rhiney explores how global economic and…”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems in Manitoba, Canada and ways forward for resilience: a scoping review by Lowitt, Kristen, Slater, Joyce, Rutta, Evodius

“…Various studies over the past 3 years have synthesized trends and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canada’s national food system. However, less research has…”
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Towards self-determination and resurgence in small-scale fisheries: insights from Batchewana First Nation fisheries by Lowitt, Kristen, Levkoe, Charles Z., Sayers, Dean

“…For millennia, Indigenous people across the globe have relied on fisheries and coastal environments as a part of their sustenance, well-being, livelihoods,…”
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Racism, traditional food access, and industrial development across Ontario: Perspectives from the fields of environmental law and environmental studies by Lowitt, Kristen, Cooper, Jane, Blaise, Kerrie

“…Racism and industrial development across lands and waters in the province of Ontario have played a significant role in decreased access to traditional food for…”
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"As we fish and farm" by Lowitt, Kristen

“…"As we fish and farm" is a short radio documentary that explores a changing food and fishing system in the Bonne Bay region on Newfoundland's west coast. It…”
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Future Research Approaches To Encourage Small-scale Fisheries in the Local Food Movement by Connie H. Nelson, Kristen Lowitt, Mike Nagy, Dean Bavington

“…To date, the local food system movement has focused primarily on the agri-food system. In our commentary, we suggest some ways of moving forward that may help…”
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Challenges and opportunities for more integrated regional food security policy in the Caribbean Community by Lowitt, Kristen, Saint Ville, Arlette, Keddy, Caroline S. M., Phillip, Leroy E., Hickey, Gordon M.

“…The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has recognized regional integration as an important development strategy for addressing the unique vulnerabilities of its…”
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A framework for analyzing institutional gaps in natural resource governance by Rahman, H.M. Tuihedur, Ville, Arlette S. Saint, Song, Andrew M., Po, June Y.T., Berthet, Elsa, Brammer, Jeremy R., Brunet, Nicolas D., Jayaprakash, Lingaraj G., Lowitt, Kristen N., Rastogi, Archi, Reed, Graeme, Hickey, Gordon M.

“…In this paper, we present the Inter-Institutional Gap (IIG) framework as a novel approach to conceptualizing the often-overlooked interconnectivity of…”
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“Fish as food”: Exploring a food sovereignty approach to small-scale fisheries by Levkoe, Charles Z., Lowitt, Kristen, Nelson, Connie

“…This article explores how conceptualizing fish as food, rather than primarily as a resource or commodity supports a shift towards more systems-based approaches…”
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Examining Fisheries Contributions to Community Food Security: Findings from a Household Seafood Consumption Survey on the West Coast of Newfoundland by Lowitt, Kristen

“…This study was carried out in the Bonne Bay region on the west coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A seafood consumption survey was undertaken as a case study for…”
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Linking Communities of Practice with Value Chain Development in Smallholder Farming Systems by Lowitt, Kristen, Hickey, Gordon M., Ganpat, Wayne, Phillip, Leroy

“…•Engaging the participation of diverse actors in local value chains is a key challenge.•Communities of practice offer ideas about how policy can support…”
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Advancing Radical Food Geographies Praxis through Participatory Film: Reflections from an Indigenous-Settler Food Sovereignty Collaboration by Levkoe, Charles Z., Lowitt, Kristen, Furlotte, Sarah, Sayers, Dean

“…The academic field of geography is deeply embedded within capitalist and settler colonial logics and has played a major role in suppressing and concealing…”
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COVID-19, a changing food-security landscape, and food movements: Findings from a literature scan in Canada by Lowitt, Kristen, Slater, Joyce, Davidson, Zoe

“…This research brief presents results from a scan of peer-reviewed and grey literature published from March 2020 to the end of August 2021 looking at the…”
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On food security and access to fish in the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, Lake Huron, Canada by Lowitt, Kristen, Johnston-Weiser, David, Lauzon, Ryan, Hickey, Gordon M.

“…This exploratory study offers insights to the complex relationships between accessing local fisheries and food security in the traditional territory of the…”
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Empowering small-scale, community-based fisheries through a food systems framework by Lowitt, Kristen, Levkoe, Charles Z., Spring, Andrew, Turlo, Colleen, Williams, Patricia L., Bird, Sheila, Sayers, Chief Dean, Simba, Melaine

“…In the context of the growing climate emergency and the negative social and environmental impacts of the industrial food system, significant attention is…”
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Advancing basic income as a policy tool for food systems sustainability by Lowitt, Kristen, Levkoe, Charles Z., Dale, Bryan, Dring, Colin, Gbejewoh, Omamuyovwi, Glaros, Alesandros, Harrison, Hannah L., Knott, Christine, Loring, Philip A., Mendly-Zambo, Zsofia, Patterson, Kaitlyn, Power, Elaine

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Advancing Radical Food Geographies Praxis through Participatory Film by Levkoe, Charles Z, Lowitt, Kristen, Furlotte, Sarah, Sayers, Dean

“…The academic field of geography is deeply embedded within capitalist and settler colonial logics and has played a major role in suppressing and concealing…”
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