Database research record2004·Europe
" L'agriculture urbaine dans le bassin méditerranéen, une réalité ancienne à l'heure du renouveau",
Marc Lavergne
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
Urban Farm DB summary
While urbanization and agriculture often appear contradictory, the existence of urban agriculture (intra-urban and peri-urban) in the Mediterranean basin demonstrates that their relationship is not as clear-cut. Urban growth consumes agricultural land, and urban and rural worlds seem radically opposed in lifestyles and values. However, urban agriculture has forged complex relationships with the urban environment, involving both antagonisms and complementarities.