• Understand the core concepts of a food system in the context of urban growth and land-use configurations and apply them to other contexts
• Understand urban food value chains and create your own food value chain chart
• Define the vulnerabilities and opportunities of urban food value chains
• Explain the three dimensions of food access: spatial, social and economic accessibility
• Evaluate the vulnerability and sustainability of the food system through the concept of foodsheds
• Understand dietary choices, the double burden of malnutrition and obesity
• Define and distinguish food security and dietary diversity, and identify target foods
• Understand and analyse urban food governance and develop a stakeholder map for an urban food system, inclusive of key governance activities
• Understand and analyse the governance dynamics regarding (peri)urban agriculture, food retail, food safety and infrastructure

Week 1: Basic Urban Food System Concepts
Introduction to basic urban food system concepts, and the context of urban growth and land-configurations.

Week 2: From Farm to Fork
Understanding food value chains, including urbanization impacts, vulnerabilities and opportunities.

Week 3: Food Accessibility
Considering the different dimension of food accessibility through spatial, social, economic accessibility and foodsheds.

Week 4: Food Choice
Understanding dietary choices in relation to the double burden of malnutrition, food security and dietary diversity.

Week 5: Urban Food Governance
Understanding and analyzing urban food governance, considering the stakeholder map and key governance activities, next to (peri)urban agriculture, food retail, food safety and infrastructure.