Database research record2013·Global
Potenciál záhrad a produkčných plôch v súčasnom meste
Jana Adamková
Brno University of Technology Digital Library (Brno University of Technology)
Urban Farm DB summary
This article discusses how productive gardens, historically integral to cities, have been disappearing from urban structures in recent years. As urban agglomerations and their resource uses become dominant, cities increasingly depend on external food supplies. The article highlights the importance of gardens for humans and the role of productive urban space in creating a viable urban environment. It states that as the world urbanizes, urban agriculture plays an important role in contributing to the sustainability of cities in spatial, socio-economic, and environmental ways.