The Entangled Islands: The Influence of Space–Place Relations in Global Meanings and Visions of Healthy Food

This chapter summarises the diverse country-based contributions in the book. In what will follow, we discuss various perspectives on what constitutes healthy and unhealthy, as well as visions for a more sustainable food future from a diverse standpoint. By exploring different narratives on food and transformation, this contribution strengthens the argument that the pursuit of food visions determined solely by a select group of individuals, such as policy-makers or other powerful actors, is unlikely to effectively initiate change. Therefore, we contend that, until inclusive visions of the present and future are articulated, anticipating the impacts of sustainable food transition and enhancing their responsibility remains challenging. In this regard, we highlight lessons learned from comparing visions of healthier food in different contexts—rural and urban cases. At the core of this chapter is a rethinking of the significance of space-place relations in determining the meanings of healthy and unhealthy food and visions for a healthier and more sustainable food future. Consequently, this contribution makes a contribution to the space-place dialectic and its relationship to food system transformation.