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Social aspect of urban agriculture with examples from Croatia

Ana Poštek, Ivica Kisić, Marija Cerjak, Luka Brezinščak

Journal of Central European Agriculture

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This paper analyzes various social aspects of urban agriculture and presents examples from Croatia where social benefits are the primary purpose. Urban agriculture can have social effects such as fostering activism, gender equality, social cohesion and inclusion, education, and cultural heritage preservation. However, policymakers struggle to implement urban agriculture within city planning.