Urban agriculture contributes to a wide variety of urban issues and is increasingly integrated in urban land use planning and urban sector programmes (social inclusion and poverty alleviation, local economic development, environmental management, climate change strategies, amongst others) and used as a tool in sustainable city development.
Next to food security,
urban agriculture contributes to local economic development, poverty alleviation and social inclusion of the urban poor and women in particular, as well as to the greening of the city and the productive reuse of urban wastes (see below for further explanations and examples).
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Places for
urban agriculture, away from park and recreation areas, in cities,
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Once national or municipal authorities understand how
urban agriculture can
contribute to their policy goals, they often seek to facilitate the development of
urban agriculture by means of pro-active policies and intervention strategies that enhance the socio - economic and nutritional benefits of
urban agriculture, while reducing potential associated health and environmental risks.
Once national or municipal authorities understand how
urban agriculture can
contribute to their policy goals, they often seek to facilitate the development of
urban agriculture by means of pro-active policies and intervention strategies that enhance the
This methodological guideline will provide measurement, quantification and monitoring methods to assess the hypothesis that current and increased
Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) areas will reduce the urban heat island effect and contribute to energy sav
Urban and Peri-
urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) areas will reduce the urban heat island effect and contribute to energy sav
urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) areas will reduce the
urban heat island effect and contribute to energy sav
urban heat island effect and
contribute to energy savings.
Fleet Farming recognized by the United Nations Food Gardens Initiative for «outstanding efforts to further sustainable
urban agriculture and
contribute to the food security and well being of their community.»
The aim of the Conference is to review and discuss ways in which
urban agriculture can
contribute to achieve sustainable cities.
RUAF
contributes by enhancing the capacities of local authorities and other stakeholders and facilitating the integration of (intra - and peri --RRB-
urban agriculture and city - region food measures in the policies and action programmes of local, regional and national governments, civic society organisations and private enterprises, with active involvement of the
urban producers and other relevant stakeholders.
Thirdly,
urban agriculture and
urban forestry
contribute to disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change by reducing runoff, keeping flood plains free from construction, reducing
urban temperatures, capturing dust and CO2, while growing fresh food close to consumers reduces energy spent in transport, cooling, processing and packaging, whilst productive reuse of
urban organic wastes and wastewater (and the nutrients these contain) reduces methane emissions from landfills and energy use in fertilizer production.
Urban policy makers can substantially contribute to the development of safe and sustainable urban agricultur
Urban policy makers can substantially
contribute to the development of safe and sustainable
urban agricultur
urban agriculture by:
Guideline 2 of the series Monitoring impacts of
urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry on climate change mitigation and adaptation.This methodological guideline will provide measurement, quantification and monitoring methods to assess the hypothesis that current and increased Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) areas will reduce the urban heat island effect and contribute to energy sav
urban and peri-
urban agriculture and forestry on climate change mitigation and adaptation.This methodological guideline will provide measurement, quantification and monitoring methods to assess the hypothesis that current and increased Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) areas will reduce the urban heat island effect and contribute to energy sav
urban agriculture and forestry on climate change mitigation and adaptation.This methodological guideline will provide measurement, quantification and monitoring methods to assess the hypothesis that current and increased Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) areas will reduce the urban heat island effect and contribute to ener
agriculture and forestry on climate change mitigation and adaptation.This methodological guideline will provide measurement, quantification and monitoring methods to assess the hypothesis that current and increased
Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) areas will reduce the urban heat island effect and contribute to energy sav
Urban and Peri-
urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) areas will reduce the urban heat island effect and contribute to energy sav
urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) areas will reduce the urban heat island effect and contribute to ener
Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) areas will reduce the
urban heat island effect and contribute to energy sav
urban heat island effect and
contribute to energy savings.
RUAF has
contributed to sharing Quito's 15 year old
urban agriculture experience and making it visible on an international platform, while simultaneously allowing the city to join important global alliances regarding sustainable food systems.
If
urban agriculture is to meet its potential to
contribute to a more sustainable, just and equitable food system, more research is needed to demonstrate its benefits and to support the work that
urban agriculturalists worldwide are doing.