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Understanding the complexity of agriculturalurban relationships through a systemic approach. The case of BoboDioulasso, West Africa

Ophélie Robineau, Christophe‐Toussaint Soulard

Natures Sciences Sociétés

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This article highlights the agri-urban system concept for understanding the complexity of city-agriculture relationships, using a West African city as a case study. It aims to develop a framework for analyzing these relationships at the territorial scale of the city and its region. Three groups of city-agriculture interactions are distinguished: spatio-historical interactions, interactions between the current urban system and agriculture, and interactions within the urban agrarian system.