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Urban agriculture: a global analysis of the space constraint to meet urban vegetable demand [PDF]

, 2014
Urban agriculture (UA) has been drawing a lot of attention recently for several reasons: the majority of the world population has shifted from living in rural to urban areas; the environmental impact of agriculture is a matter of rising concern; and food
Adedeji O H, D Plouffe, Deelstra T, Dongus S, F Martellozzo, FAO, FAO, FAO/WHO, Frison E A, GADM, J-S Landry, McArdle K, Mougeot L J A, Mougeot L J A ed Bakker N, N Ramankutty, Novo M G, OECD, P Rowhani, Perkins E ed Koc M, Schneider A, The Economist, The Times, UN, UN, UNDP, Urban Design Lab, V Seufert, Yu B   +27 more
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What is urban agriculture?

EDIS, 2023
This publication discusses the definition of urban agriculture, common characteristics, the types of food produced, commonly used production methods, and the purposes of various types of operations. Written by Alicia Papanek, Catherine G.
Alicia Papanek, Catherine G. Campbell, Hannah Wooten   +2 more
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Regulatory and Other Barriers to Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture: A Case Study of Urban Planners and Urban Farmers from the Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
Seven perceived barriers to urban and peri-urban agriculture in the greater Chicago metropolitan area are identified through interviews with urban planners and farmers.
Sheila R. Castillo, Curtis R. Winkle, Stephen Krauss, Amalia Turkewitz, Cristina Silva, Edie S. Heinemann   +5 more
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In This Issue: Frontiers in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
First paragraph: Introduction to Urban Agriculture The special topic focus of JAFSCD volume 1, issue 2, is urban and peri-urban agriculture. While urban and peri-urban agriculture are common and often traditional aspects of food systems in the Global ...
Duncan Hilchey
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Factors associated with urban and sub-urban communities in implementing urban agriculture: A case study in Central Java [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The development of the agricultural sector often faced with various problems, one of which is the widespread land conversion that occurs in urban and suburban areas. One way to overcome the problem of decreasing land area is to develop urban agriculture.
Pranadita Natasya Erischa, Antriyandarti Ernoiz, Rahayu Wiwit   +2 more
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Urban agriculture: A strategic pathway to building resilience and ensuring sustainable food security in cities

Farming System
Urban agriculture is gaining global recognition as a strategic approach to promising creating sustainable and reliable food sources, enhancing food security and resilience in cities.
Ruwanthika Gunapala, Ruchira Gangahagedara, W.C.S. Wanasinghe, Anjalika U. Samaraweera, Ashoka Gamage, Chamila Rathnayaka, Zammil Hameed, Zaher Abdel Baki, Terrence Madhujith, Othmane Merah   +9 more
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The Role of Urban Agriculture and Local Authorities in Protecting Agricultural Land in Metropolitan Cities

Megaron, 2016
With the intertwining of rural and urban areas, new concepts have emerged about rural areas and agricultural production. New approaches have been created to restructure agricultural production and define agriculture as an urban activity. With the help of
Sevinç Bahar Yenigül
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A drop in the bucket: examining practice and policy for water resilient urban agriculture and urban food system resilience

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of disasters that disrupt supply chains and threaten urban food supplies. Urban agriculture can make urban food systems resilient to such threats by localizing food production and recycling urban ...
Kristida Chhour, Maya Carrasquillo
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Review – Cities and Agriculture [PDF]

, 2017
As people increasingly migrate to urban settings and with more than half of the world’s population now living in cities, it is vital to plan and provide for sustainable and resilient food systems which reflect this challenge.
Mosha, Aloysius Clemence
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Research Progress and Key Scientific Issues Impacting Urban Agriculture Functional Transformation for Urban-Rural Integration

Redai dili
Under the auspices of the national strategies for urban-rural integration and rural revitalization, a focus on the functional evolution and spatial reorganization mechanisms of urban agriculture is of great theoretical and practical significance.
Yang Ren, Lin Yuancheng
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