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Planning [for Urban Agriculture] as Public Nurturance

Samina Raja, Marcia Caton Campbell, Alexandra Judelsohn

Urban agriculture

Urban Farm DB summary

This chapter highlights urban agriculture's role in promoting equity in cities, proposing "planning as public nurturance." This approach is a value-explicit process centered on an ethic of care, protecting marginalized groups' interests, and building their capacity for co-design and participation. It requires consistent evaluation of progress toward equitable outcomes and attention to structural inequities.