Site and Topic orients the reader within the book’s historical scope and structure and defines terms, time periods and food landscape typologies used throughout each chapter. Measures, metrics, framings and visuals clarify the book’s capture of the dynamic nexus between the urban environment and metropolitan agricultural landscapes. The chapter outlines Sydney’s frequently contradictory spatial boundaries, with cartographic representations expressing Sydney’s geographic, morphological and sociocultural makeup. Each chapter’s topic, timeframe, scope and formats are overviewed. Analysis maps depict a range of factors not limited to geology; topography; land use; microclimate; rainfall; and land and soil capability.