Agriculture constitutes an activity intrinsically linked, in the collective imagination, to the rural world. Such economic activities are also, however, carried out in cities, and their mediations. This study aims to provide a current overview of AUP in Brazil and evaluate the challenges...

Agriculture constitutes an activity intrinsically linked, in the collective imagination, to the rural world. Such economic activities are also, however, carried out in cities, and their mediations. This study aims to provide a current overview of AUP in Brazil and evaluate the challenges...

This research extends existing studies on the role of alternative food movements in supporting new farmers. It focuses on the urban agriculture movement, particularly the online portrayal of urban farmers in social media, and its impact on constructing farming-career paths. Analyses explore the...

In the face of an increasingly global climate and food system crisis that unfolds alongside increasing urbanization, the importance of identifying novel ways of producing food in urban areas and linking this to achieving multiple sustainability objectives has increased. Previous evidence from...

Food systems are under increasing pressure. They must meet the food requirements of a growing world population, and socio-economic changes also influence the type of foods which are under demand. At the same time, food systems are a major contributor to global environmental change, and...

In einer umkämpften Stadt wird der Anbau von Nahrung zu einem politischen Akt: Anbau, Erwerb von Nahrung und ihre sozialen und umweltbezogenen Qualitätskriterien sind eng verknüpft mit dem »Recht auf Stadt«, wie es der französische Soziologe Henri Lefebvre formuliert hat. Anhand...

Water scarcity and water issues can be identified as an important challenge to food security, ending hunger and reducing poverty in the 21st century. Therefore, new and effective management mechanisms, along with investment in water technologies and infrastructure, will be needed to reduce the...

Water scarcity and water issues can be identified as an important challenge to food security, ending hunger and reducing poverty in the 21st century. Therefore, new and effective management mechanisms, along with investment in water technologies and infrastructure, will be needed to reduce the...

Introduction -- Literature Review -- Analytical Framework and Method -- Research Area -- Analysis of Cognition and Behavior of Urban Residents -- Analysis of Social Entrepreneurs in Urban Agriculture -- Conclusion and Policy Implications.

In einer umkämpften Stadt wird der Anbau von Nahrung zu einem politischen Akt: Anbau, Erwerb von Nahrung und ihre sozialen und umweltbezogenen Qualitätskriterien sind eng verknüpft mit dem "Recht auf Stadt", wie es der französische Soziologe Henri Lefebvre formuliert hat. Anhand...

The debate about the contribution of urban agriculture to urban household food security has not considered the possible differential effects by geography of production activities, focusing either on urban household's participation in agriculture irrespective of where the activity takes place, or...

The debate about the contribution of urban agriculture to urban household food security has not considered the possible differential effects by geography of production activities, focusing either on urban household's participation in agriculture irrespective of where the activity takes place, or...

Contents Acknowledgments ix List of Figures xi List of Tables xiii List of Contributors xv List of Abbreviations xvii 1 Conflicting Landscapes: Urban Fringes and Socioeconomic Transformations in Southern Europe 1 1.1 The 'Legacy' of Traditional Urban Forms 3 1.2 A Shift Towards the 'Sprawling'...

"Année après année, les rapports du GIEC se suivent et se ressemblent. L'urgence devient plus grande et nos marges de manœuvre s'amenuisent. Or l'avenir de la planète se joue en grande partie dans nos villes où vivront, d'ici trente ans, les trois quarts de la planète. À l'origine de 70...

Purpose This paper aims to examine the planning policy and legal framework governing the creation and operation of urban agriculture in Sydney, Australia’s global city. All levels of urban agriculture are considered – from domestic and small community gardens to large agribusiness – as all...

"Foregrounding an innovative and radical perspective on food planning, this book makes the case for an agroecological urbanism in which food is a key component in the reinvention of new and just social arrangements and ecological practices. Building on state of the art and participatory research...

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is one of the most populated megacity in the world and the population growth in this city is extremely high. To support growing food demand of increasing population, food supply should be secure and sustainable. On the other hand, with the pace of urbanization...

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is one of the most populated megacity in the world and the population growth in this city is extremely high. To support growing food demand of increasing population, food supply should be secure and sustainable. On the other hand, with the pace of urbanization...

How can buildings be combined with agricultural production and what are the major potential benefits and challenges for the introduction of zero-acreage farming (ZFarming) in Berlin from the relevant stakeholders’ perspectives? These questions were explored through a series of interviews and...

This paper discusses the history, status quo, and future prospects of Zero Emission Buildings (ZEBs) in the Republic of Korea. The advantages of, and requirements for ZEBs are described, concerning the factors of energy, water, nutrients, and biomass. ZEBs are characterized by net zero energy...

Chapter1: Ecological Civilizations Guide to Construction of Beautiful Zhejiang -- Chapter2: Development of Ecologial Economy for Energy Conservation and Environment Protection -- Chapter3: Environment Protection of the Beautiful Ecology -- Chapter4: Heritage of Ecological Culture - “Nature and...

William Forster Lloyd's 1833 sketch about poor cattle on the commons and the well-fed animals on the adjacent enclosures published in his 'Two lectures on the checks to population' has hitherto been assessed as one starting point of the economics of renewable resources. In the 20th century the...

China’s urban agricultural development takes on stage evolution, and functional structure, customer structure, industrial organization, innovation activity, spatial form and industrial value of each stage has significant difference. Using the system variable analysis method, this paper...

In the major U.S. and European cities (e.g., Detroit, Seattle, San Francisco, London, Paris,<i> etc.</i>) that since 2007 have been feeling the effects of the international economic crisis, regeneration processes have been set up thanks, among other things, to the synergic impact generated by urban...

Populations around the world are growing and becoming predominately urban, fueling the need to re-examine how urban spaces are developed and urban inhabitants are fed. One remedy that is increasingly being considered as a solution to inadequate food access in cities, is urban agriculture. As a...

William Forster Lloyd's 1833 sketch about poor cattle on the commons and the well-fed animals on the adjacent enclosures published in his 'Two lectures on the checks to population' has hitherto been assessed as one starting point of the economics of renewable resources. In the 20th century the...

The BMBF project “Urban Agriculture as integrative element of a climate-optimized urban development” was designed as a inter- transdisciplinary research project, generating target and transformation knowledge in the field of multifunctional open space systems in the context of emerging...

The significance of developing characteristic agriculture in Central Economic Zone was elaborated from four aspects of three modernizations coordinated development, guaranteeing city supply of agricultural products, creating more jobs for farmers, making agriculture more significant. The...

William Forster Lloyd's 1833 sketch about poor cattle on the commons and the well-fed animals on the adjacent enclosures published in his "Two lectures on the checks to population" has hitherto been assessed as one starting point of the economics of renewable resources. In the 20th century the...

The purpose of the study was to identify the constrains affecting urban agriculture in Tehran, Iran. The statistical population of this study consisted of city dwellers within the 22 municipal districts of Tehran out of which 320 individuals were selected as the sample of the study....