Rositsa T. Ilieva has a PhD in Spatial Planning and Urban Development and an MSc in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy. Until 2015, she was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Urban Food Systems at the Tishman Environment and Design Center (TEDC) of The New School, New York City, USA. At present, she is an adjunct lecturer at the Parsons School of Design and at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at the same university.

"The work of Rositsa Ilieva represents a new surge in urban food planning research, a field of expertise which has developed into a full-fledged branch of planning. One important benchmark of emancipation of the field of urban food planning is the application of theories of social change, such as the theories of socio-technical transition used in this book, to better understand the field’s recent past and prospects for future evolution... This book explores new practical and theoretical dimensions of the emerging field of urban food planning and urban agriculture. As such it is part of a global transition towards a sustainable future." – From the Foreword by Arnold van der Valk, Professor of Land Use Planning, Wageningen University, The Netherlands "This book offers a systematic reflection on the relation between the emergence of new social practices linked to food and a traditional kind of institutional practice – urban planning. Analysing the growing interest for food and the innovative development of food policies in Europe and North America, Rositsa Ilieva shows how this can be a new lever for making planning more responsible and cities more sustainable and attractive." – Alessandro Balducci, Professor of Planning and Urban Policies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, and former Alderman of City Planning and Agriculture of the City of Milan, Italy "This groundbreaking study traces the evolution of urban food planning from marginal to mainstream. It frames diverse food policies and plans as strategic innovations that not only address health, environmental, and social problems, but also position cities to drive broader food system change. It is an essential read for planning scholars and practitioners." – Nevin Cohen, Associate Professor of Health/Urban Food Policy, City University of New York, USA"Urban Food Planning is one of the few books that gives a detailed history of the recent food systems planning movement, connecting the institutional field of planning with food."- Alexandra Judelsohn, Research AssociateUniversity at Buffalo State, University of New York, Built Environment Journal, Vol, No 3

• 1. Why Urban Food Planning? 2. Food and the City of Tomorrow 3. Bridging Food and Planning 4. Seeing the City through a Food System Lens 5. Urban Food Planning in the Public Domain 6. The Untapped Potential of New Urban Development 7. New Governance Arenas for Food Policy and Planning 8. A Journey that has Just Begun

Rositsa T. Ilieva has a PhD in Spatial Planning and Urban Development and an MSc in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy. Until 2015, she was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Urban Food Systems at the Tishman Environment and Design Center (TEDC) of The New School, New York City, USA. At present, she is an adjunct lecturer at the Parsons School of Design and at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at the same university.

"The work of Rositsa Ilieva represents a new surge in urban food planning research, a field of expertise which has developed into a full-fledged branch of planning. One important benchmark of emancipation of the field of urban food planning is the application of theories of social change, such as the theories of socio-technical transition used in this book, to better understand the field’s recent past and prospects for future evolution... This book explores new practical and theoretical dimensions of the emerging field of urban food planning and urban agriculture. As such it is part of a global transition towards a sustainable future." – From the Foreword by Arnold van der Valk, Professor of Land Use Planning, Wageningen University, The Netherlands "This book offers a systematic reflection on the relation between the emergence of new social practices linked to food and a traditional kind of institutional practice – urban planning. Analysing the growing interest for food and the innovative development of food policies in Europe and North America, Rositsa Ilieva shows how this can be a new lever for making planning more responsible and cities more sustainable and attractive." – Alessandro Balducci, Professor of Planning and Urban Policies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, and former Alderman of City Planning and Agriculture of the City of Milan, Italy "This groundbreaking study traces the evolution of urban food planning from marginal to mainstream. It frames diverse food policies and plans as strategic innovations that not only address health, environmental, and social problems, but also position cities to drive broader food system change. It is an essential read for planning scholars and practitioners." – Nevin Cohen, Associate Professor of Health/Urban Food Policy, City University of New York, USA"Urban Food Planning is one of the few books that gives a detailed history of the recent food systems planning movement, connecting the institutional field of planning with food."- Alexandra Judelsohn, Research AssociateUniversity at Buffalo State, University of New York, Built Environment Journal, Vol, No 3

• 1. Why Urban Food Planning? 2. Food and the City of Tomorrow 3. Bridging Food and Planning 4. Seeing the City through a Food System Lens 5. Urban Food Planning in the Public Domain 6. The Untapped Potential of New Urban Development 7. New Governance Arenas for Food Policy and Planning 8. A Journey that has Just Begun