naa a22 4500 510806279 CHVBK 20180411083419.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20131001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11625-012-0198-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11625-012-0198-9 Quantitative assessment of the Japanese "local production for local consumption” movement: a case study of growth of vegetables in the Osaka city region [Elektronische Daten] [Yuji Hara, Kazuaki Tsuchiya, Hirotaka Matsuda, Yugo Yamamoto, Yuki Sampei] This study aimed to assess Japan's recent "local production for local consumption” (LPLC) movement, with a special focus on vegetables in the Osaka city region of central Japan. After collecting statistics and spatial data, we conducted a multi-scale analysis of vegetable production and consumption along with the associated energy consumption, using geographical information system software at three spatial scales along the vegetable flow paths: national, regional, and local. Vegetables consumed in the Osaka city region came from prefectures throughout Japan, and we mapped the foodshed within this region at 1-km spatial resolution, as well as the distribution of farmland, farmers' and other markets. We also conducted a scenario analysis for reduced energy consumption through organic farming and the utilization of abandoned farmland near a city to replace food imports from distant areas. We found that the large majority of vegetables consumed in the Osaka city region currently come from remote prefectures, and that this is associated with a high level of energy consumption. Inside the Osaka city region, peri-urban vegetable farming contributes to regional vegetable provision, resulting in an approximately 70% production/consumption ratio within an 80-km radius of the urban center; if all of the area of abandoned farmland were restored to production, this ratio would increase to approximately 75%. Organic farming activities that bring together farmers and urbanites are emerging in many parts of the study area, contributing to increased LPLC. Scenario analysis suggested that a decrease of more than 1×106GJ of energy inputs could be achieved through wider adoption of local organic farming for local consumption and complete utilization of abandoned farmland in the Osaka city region. Springer Japan, 2012 Foodshed nationallicence Local food systems nationallicence Material and energy flow analysis nationallicence Sustainable city region nationallicence Urban agriculture nationallicence Hara Yuji Department of Environmental Systems, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, 640-8510, Wakayama, Japan aut Tsuchiya Kazuaki Department of Environmental Systems, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, 640-8510, Wakayama, Japan aut Matsuda Hirotaka Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ward, 113-8654, Tokyo, Japan aut Yamamoto Yugo Department of Environmental Systems, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, 640-8510, Wakayama, Japan aut Sampei Yuki Department of Environmental Systems, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, 640-8510, Wakayama, Japan aut Sustainability Science Springer Japan 8/4(2013-10-01), 515-527 1862-4065 8:4<515 2013 8 11625 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-012-0198-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-012-0198-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hara Yuji Department of Environmental Systems, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, 640-8510, Wakayama, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tsuchiya Kazuaki Department of Environmental Systems, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, 640-8510, Wakayama, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Matsuda Hirotaka Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ward, 113-8654, Tokyo, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yamamoto Yugo Department of Environmental Systems, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, 640-8510, Wakayama, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sampei Yuki Department of Environmental Systems, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, 640-8510, Wakayama, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Sustainability Science Springer Japan 8/4(2013-10-01), 515-527 1862-4065 8:4<515 2013 8 11625 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer