Database research record2015·Global
A new peri-urban agricultural system for Auckland
Shoujun Chen, Nikolay Popov
Unitec Research Bank (Unitec Institute of Technology)
Urban Farm DB summary
This 2015 paper, addressing projected population growth in Auckland, New Zealand, surveys planning concepts for peri-urban agricultural development. It notes that while Auckland is the country's largest customer of food markets, its fossil-fuel-based agricultural system is vulnerable to urban growth and climate change. The paper reviews various peri-urban agriculture planning concepts and evaluates their applicability to a specific site, the Special Housing Areas (SHAs) in Belmont.