Inspiring innovative and sustainable practices, governance perspectives and informing public policies, Food and Agriculture in Urbanized Societies offers the most current research on urbanized agriculture to truly provide 'pathways for a better future' to foster more equitable and fair societies.

Sergio Schneider is Professor of Sociology of Rural Development and Food Studies at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Potira V. Preiss is a Post-doctoral Fellow at Regional Development Programme, University of Santa Cruz do Sul - UNISC, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Terry Marsden is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Policy and Planning, in the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK.