Agricultura urbana: segurança alimentar e a construção de uma paisagem urbana includente na região sul de Curitiba, PR
Valéria Borges Yonegura, Henrique Manoel da Silva
Cadernos de Ciência & Tecnologia
Urban Farm DB summary
A study of urban agriculture's effects in two neighborhoods of southern Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil - an area historically stigmatized for violence and poverty - that observed increases in quality of life, aesthetic improvement of the landscape, a greater sense of security and inclusion, and residents' topophilic attachment to place. Urban agriculture is used in the city's marketing, but the paper states that its continuity is partly threatened by the possible end of a partnership with the local electric utility and by real estate market pressure. Most results come from a master's thesis, with continued monitoring via media coverage and contact with community leaders.