10 JULI 2020 URBAN FOOD POLICIES IN EDE AND LJUBLJANA COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY ANALYSIS ON RURAL-URBAN LINKAGES ROELEVELD, ROOS 961001700100 Wageningen University Information page Master thesis Urban Food Policies in Ede and Ljubljana – Comparative case study in times of COVID-19 December 2019 – July 2020 Author: Roos Roeleveld Student number: 961001700100 Mail:
[email protected] Education program: Master Organic Agriculture Specialization: Sustainable Food Systems Chair group: Rural Sociology Thesis code: RSO-80433 Wageningen University & Research Supervisor: Henk Oostindie Date: 10-07-2020 Place: Beuningen 1 Preface I want to present you my thesis: ‘Urban Food Policies in Ede and Ljubljana’. It is a comparative case study between the municipality of Ede and the municipality of Ljubljana, carried out in times of COVID-19. This research stemmed from my interest in food systems and urban-rural relations, and my passion for developing better food policies at a regional level. I am in favor of a holistic approach, and that is where urban food policies are often about. It is a relatively new policy field, which asks for investigation, evaluation and comparison between different places. My curiosity about different cultures attract me to the Balkan. Unfortunately, my stay only could last for two weeks. The thesis is part of my master program Organic Agriculture (specialization Sustainable Food Systems) at Wageningen University & Research. I also hope that this report can provide the municipality of Ede and Ljubljana some new interesting insights which they can use in the development of their Urban Food Policy. I want to thank my supervisor Henk Oostindie for the guidance during my research process.