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Challenges and Strategies Among the Poor: Focus on Urban Agriculture in KwaMashu, Durban, South Africa

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
Urban agriculture in South Africa historically has been labeled as an illegal activity. The problems caused by this labeling have been compounded by the traditional planning system in South Africa, which does not recognize urban agriculture as a part of ...
Hangwelani (Hope) Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu, Rosemary Awuorh-Hayangah   +2 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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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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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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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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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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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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Topology‐Orchestrated Multi‐physical Energy Control in Turtle Shell‐Inspired Metamaterials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A turtle shell‐inspired lattice metamaterial efficiently manages acoustic, fluid‐thermal, and mechanical energy flows simultaneously. The unique hybrid‐coupling architecture achieves superior sound attenuation via pore‐cavity resonance, facilitates effective airflow transport, and maximizes mechanical energy absorption through multistage cell ...
Xi Wang, Shiyi Wang, Bingzhi Chen, Xinwei Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source