Environmentally sustainable development in cities, with an emphasis on urban agriculture approach

Urban Farm DB summary

A theoretical discussion, focused on Iran, of rural-to-urban migration under conditions the author frames as globalized capitalism, arguing that such migration drives rapid urban growth and marginalization and that peripheral rural landscapes — farmland, orchards and wasteland near cities — come under pressure of devaluation as urban development demand rises. It emphasizes maintaining ecological systems and diversity, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions with limited natural resources, and argues for a participatory, locally grounded approach to redesigning these peri-urban areas. The text presents an argument rather than an empirical study, with no site data, sample or measured outcomes given.