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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Urban planning has been focusing its attention on urban rooftop agriculture as an innovative way to produce local and reliable food in unused spaces in cities.
Anna Boneta +7 more
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Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security in the United States: Farming from the City Center To the Urban Fringe [PDF]
, 2003 Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security in the United States: Farming from the City Center To the Urban Fringe is prepared by the Urban Agriculture Committee of the Community Food Security Coalition to raise awareness of the ways that urban ...
Alison Meares-Cohen +7 more
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When honeybees come to town: Critical aspects of urban beekeeping and opportunities for regulation
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 528-540, March 2026.Abstract Urban areas are increasingly valued for their role in conserving wild pollinators. Honeybees are often regarded as ambassador species for pollinator conservation, and beekeeping is frequently perceived as a pro‐biodiversity activity, which has become highly popular in urban areas.
Joan Casanelles‐Abella +5 more
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Buffalo Niagara at the Crossroads: How State Energy Policies can Lead Western New York to a Green, Prosperous, and Just Future [PDF]
, 2016 Buffalo Niagara stands at a climate crossroads. Looking down one road, we can see a chance to rebuild impoverished neighborhoods with quality jobs, green affordable housing, community-owned renewable energy, urban farms, and community gardens, building ...
Partnership for the Public Good
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Resolving differing stakeholder perceptions of urban rooftop farming in Mediterranean cities : promoting food production as a driver for innovative forms of urban agriculture [PDF]
, 2015 Urban agriculture (UA) is spreading within the Global North, largely for food production, ranging from household individual gardens to community gardens that boost neighborhood regeneration.
Anguelovski, Isabelle +4 more
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Urban Microfarms: Hot or Cold Spots for Plants and Soil Biodiversity?
European Journal of Soil Science, Volume 77, Issue 2, March–April 2026.Investigation of soil and plant biodiversity in urban microfarms on the ground and on rooftops. ABSTRACT Urban agriculture plays a key role in urban ecosystems functionality and resilience, and can take many forms: allotment gardens, community garden or urban microfarms.
Sophie Joimel +9 more
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See How Our Garden Grows: Cultivating Community through a Fruit and Veggie Exchange [PDF]
, 2019 Celebrate local food, community, and thebounty of harvest as library folks gather toshare fruits, vegetables, seeds, preserves, gardening and food publications, and their own knowledge.
Kane, Kim +2 more
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Urban Farming in Inner-City Multi-Storey Car-Parking Structures: Adaptive Reuse Potential [PDF]
, 2019 The future direction of transport and new global concepts of low-carbon mobility are likely to increase the number of obsolete inner-city multi-storey car-parking structures.
Lehmann, Steffen +1 more
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Geography Compass, Volume 20, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT Urban agriculture (UA) in slums represents a vital yet under‐researched strategy for enhancing food security and community resilience in marginalised urban areas. This systematic review of 104 studies reveals stark contrasts in theoretical approaches: Global North scholarship frames UA through lenses of racial capitalism and gentrification ...
Silva Namalwa, Yan Tan, Jungho Suh
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Environmental Policy and Governance, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 165-180, February 2026.ABSTRACT Urban areas are increasingly facing climate‐related risks that outpace the implementation of adaptation measures, often attributed to a persistent policy‐to‐implementation gap. Bridging this gap requires a deeper understanding of the underlying governance dynamics.
Allard Hans Roest +4 more
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