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.

• Chapter 1. Challenges and Perspectives for Food and Agriculture in Urbanized Societies in the 21st Century: An Introduction; Potira V. Preiss, Sergio Schneider, and Terry MarsdenChapter 2. Public Food Policies in Difficult Times: Consumers and the State; Tim LangChapter 3. Sustainable Agri-Food Transformations and the Rise of Disruptive Governance; Terry MarsdenChapter 4. Responsibility for Food Sovereignty in an Urbanizing and Risky World; Evan Bowness, Hannah Wittman, Annette Desmarais, Colin Dring, Dana James, Angela McIntyre, and Tabitha Robin MartensChapter 5. The Role of Business in Sustainable Development: Becoming Benefit Corporations in the Agri-Food Sector; Jacopo Gabriele Orlando and Gianluca BrunoriChapter 6. Fostering New Rural-Urban Relationships Through Markets, and the Key Role of Governance; Sergio Schneider and Abel CassolChapter 7. South Africa After Covid-19: Identifying the Overlooked Economic Actors Needed for a Just and Equitable Food System; Marc WegerifChapter 8. The Role of Civil Society in Sustainable Food Systems: Insights From the Brazilian Experience; Potira V. Preiss and Fernanda C. França de VasconcellosChapter 9. Urban Agriculture as a Way to Address Social Inequalities From an Agroecological Approach, at Rosario, Santa Fé, Argentina; Javier Couretot, Graciela Ottmann, and Antonio Lattuca

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.

• Chapter 1. Challenges and Perspectives for Food and Agriculture in Urbanized Societies in the 21st Century: An Introduction; Potira V. Preiss, Sergio Schneider, and Terry MarsdenChapter 2. Public Food Policies in Difficult Times: Consumers and the State; Tim LangChapter 3. Sustainable Agri-Food Transformations and the Rise of Disruptive Governance; Terry MarsdenChapter 4. Responsibility for Food Sovereignty in an Urbanizing and Risky World; Evan Bowness, Hannah Wittman, Annette Desmarais, Colin Dring, Dana James, Angela McIntyre, and Tabitha Robin MartensChapter 5. The Role of Business in Sustainable Development: Becoming Benefit Corporations in the Agri-Food Sector; Jacopo Gabriele Orlando and Gianluca BrunoriChapter 6. Fostering New Rural-Urban Relationships Through Markets, and the Key Role of Governance; Sergio Schneider and Abel CassolChapter 7. South Africa After Covid-19: Identifying the Overlooked Economic Actors Needed for a Just and Equitable Food System; Marc WegerifChapter 8. The Role of Civil Society in Sustainable Food Systems: Insights From the Brazilian Experience; Potira V. Preiss and Fernanda C. França de VasconcellosChapter 9. Urban Agriculture as a Way to Address Social Inequalities From an Agroecological Approach, at Rosario, Santa Fé, Argentina; Javier Couretot, Graciela Ottmann, and Antonio Lattuca

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.

• Chapter 1. Challenges and Perspectives for Food and Agriculture in Urbanized Societies in the 21st Century: An Introduction; Potira V. Preiss, Sergio Schneider, and Terry MarsdenChapter 2. Public Food Policies in Difficult Times: Consumers and the State; Tim LangChapter 3. Sustainable Agri-Food Transformations and the Rise of Disruptive Governance; Terry MarsdenChapter 4. Responsibility for Food Sovereignty in an Urbanizing and Risky World; Evan Bowness, Hannah Wittman, Annette Desmarais, Colin Dring, Dana James, Angela McIntyre, and Tabitha Robin MartensChapter 5. The Role of Business in Sustainable Development: Becoming Benefit Corporations in the Agri-Food Sector; Jacopo Gabriele Orlando and Gianluca BrunoriChapter 6. Fostering New Rural-Urban Relationships Through Markets, and the Key Role of Governance; Sergio Schneider and Abel CassolChapter 7. South Africa After Covid-19: Identifying the Overlooked Economic Actors Needed for a Just and Equitable Food System; Marc WegerifChapter 8. The Role of Civil Society in Sustainable Food Systems: Insights From the Brazilian Experience; Potira V. Preiss and Fernanda C. França de VasconcellosChapter 9. Urban Agriculture as a Way to Address Social Inequalities From an Agroecological Approach, at Rosario, Santa Fé, Argentina; Javier Couretot, Graciela Ottmann, and Antonio Lattuca