Monitoring the Climate Change Impacts of Urban Agriculture in Rosario, Argentina
Rubén D. Piacentini, Laura Bracalenti, Graciela Marisa Salum, Erik Zimmermann, Lattuca, Ricardo Abel Terriles, S. Bartolomé, Mario Vega, L. Tosello, Néstor Di Leo, Susana R. Feldman, Alejandra Coronel
Americanae (AECID Library)
Urban Farm DB summary
With the world's urban population now exceeding its rural population, this report frames urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) as a strategy relevant not only to feeding people but also to mitigating climate change. In the city of Rosario, Argentina, supported by the RUAF Foundation and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), a detailed study was underway to monitor the urban heat island effect, reductions in food transportation, and the impact of green infrastructure on flooding. The abstract describes the scope of this ongoing study rather than reporting specific measured results.