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Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes: urban agriculture as an essential infrastructure

André Viljoen, Katrin Bohn

University of Brighton Repository (University of Brighton)

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This paper, from a U.K. perspective, discusses urban agriculture using London as an example. While the benefits of urban agriculture for food security and income have often focused on the Global South, its integration into a multifunctional land use strategy could significantly reduce a city's ecological footprint, raising questions about its wider implementation.