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Database research record2026·Global

Synergising outdoor, indoor, and greenhouse urban agriculture to strengthen urban resilience in an era of polycrisis

James Vandenberg, Kerstin Krellenberg

Sustainable Cities and Society

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This study investigated how differentiated configurations of outdoor, indoor, and greenhouse urban agriculture (UA) impact Urban Resilience Capacities (URCs). It found that a strategic, place-based, combinatorial approach to integrating UA typologies can produce mutually reinforcing outcomes, strengthening various URCs simultaneously. However, a strong risk of trade-offs exists when UA systems are not aligned, and a critical research gap remains as empirical case studies are concentrated in Europe and North America, overlooking experiences in the Global South.