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Growing for health: community agriculture in Sandwell

Veronica Barry

BCU Open Access Repository (Birmingham City University)

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This paper discusses the recognized link between spatial planning and public health, highlighting urban agriculture (UA), gardening, and food growing as contributors to healthier urban environments. It states that UA can benefit health at community and individual levels through land regeneration, while also supporting broader health policy development.