Database research record2019·Global
Fertile cities: Nutrient management practices in urban agriculture
Wielemaker R., Oenema O., Zeeman G., Weijma J.
Science of the Total Environment, 668:1277-1288
Urban Farm DB summary
Drawing on a survey of urban agriculture practitioners in industrialised countries, this study characterises how city-derived resources such as compost, food waste and urine are used as fertiliser and how nutrients are managed. It maps the practices and challenges of cycling urban organic waste back to farmland, systematising on-the-ground approaches that link food-waste composting to urban agriculture.