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Socio-economic and urban form characteristics driving urban agriculture development: A spatial analysis across 11 large European cities

Paris Pencharz, Peter H. Verburg, Pierre Chopin

Landscape and Urban Planning

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This study investigated the conditions enabling urban agriculture (UA) at a 1 km² scale across 11 large European cities. The intercity model suggested that UA is more likely found in greener, central neighborhoods with lower property prices and lower proportions of locally born residents. However, there is not a consistent set of factors implying UA presence, suggesting other social and policy factors might be at play.