Abstract
This paper is written from a U.K. perspective and uses London as an example of an expanding city.
Experiences showing the beneficial effects, and in some cases essential benefits, of urban agriculture have been described in this magazine, other journals and websites. Most of these experiences show benefits related to food security and income, with a primary focus on the South. However, the benefits of urban agriculture are potentially applicable to a far wider population, as the integration of urban agriculture into a multifunctional (mixed) land use strategy has the potential to significantly reduce a city’s ecological footprint. The question arises as to why urban agriculture is not being implemented or propagated on a far wider scale in existing and emerging cities?
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 34-36 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Urban Agriculture Magazine |
Issue number | 15 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2005 |
Bibliographical note
© 2005 The authors and RUAFKeywords
- Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes (CPULs)
- Sustainable City
- Ecological Footprint
- Landscape
- Productive Landscape
- Urban Agriculture
- Urban Design
- Planning
- Architecture
- Food Security
- Urban Infrastructure