Database research record2001·Global
Stadtnahe Landwirtschaft in der Stadt- und Freiraumplanung
Frank Lohrberg
OPUS Publication Server of the University of Stuttgart (University of Stuttgart)
Urban Farm DB summary
This study argues that agricultural production forms near cities, often overlooked by municipal and environmental policy, are innovative, consumer-oriented, and economically efficient. It suggests that urban and and open space planning should abandon the prejudice that agriculture on the city outskirts is an outdated model. A differentiated view reveals an "urban" agriculture that is more vital than its rural counterpart and can provide important impulses for more sustainable cities and efficient planning.