Azioni Verdi per città innovative. Il nuovo Paesaggio Agroalimentare \nGreen Actions for innovative cities. The new Agri-Food Landscape
Emanuele Sommariva, Nicola Canessa, Giorgia Tucci
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Urban Farm DB summary
An article links the role of ecosystem services to growing research and development funding attention to green infrastructure and urban greening strategies, positioning ecosystem services as a new parameter for assessing urban green infrastructure and re-naturalization processes that counteract climate-change effects such as flooding and heat islands while promoting conservation, resilience, and biodiversity of natural habitats. It identifies urban agriculture and community gardens as playing an important role in securing socio-ecological benefits at the local level and promoting access to healthy, "Zero Km" food sources. Drawing on the European project Creative Food Cycles, the article outlines ideas for circularity and recycling of waste across the food chain.