Research & reports

Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.

4 results

• Ragamuffin Geographies: A Critical View of Informal Green Spaces Against Formality in Chinese Cities

  2026

  S Wang · Advances in Economics Management and Political Sciences · China

  This qualitative literature review examines informal green spaces (IGS) in Chinese cities, contrasting them with formal, hyper-managed landscapes. The study finds that while formal lawns incur high financial maintenance burdens and lower biodiversity, IGS, including spontaneous urban wilderness and community gardens, are often cleared despite offering higher biodiversity and zero maintenance costs. The research highlights a governance dilemma where the prioritization of neatness over ecology leads to the removal of IGS, which support psychological place attachment and spatial justice for marginalized groups.

  Governance failureCommunityPolicyBiodiversityEconomicsWelfare
  Read source →DOI: 10.54254/2754-1169/2026.35204

• Pemberdayaan Masyarakat melalui Urban Farming di Rusun Marunda Jakarta Utara

  2020

  Nisa Maidah Rahmawati, Joko Winarno, Agung Wibowo · · Indonesia (Jakarta)

  This study investigated community empowerment activities through urban farming in Marunda flats, North Jakarta. The flats' irrigation has deficiencies and group working is not yet fair, leading the society to choose to do agriculture activities by themselves. The research identified external factors (natural resources, environments, group dynamics, networking, human resources, policy, facilities and infrastructure) and internal factors (skill, non-formal education, and income) that obstruct empowerment activities.

  Governance failureCommunityFood educationWelfarePolicy
  Read source →DOI: 10.20961/agritexts.v44i2.45402

• A Study on the Activation of Urban Agricultural Education for the Students' Agricultural Literacy

  2020

  Jongwoo Kim · · South Korea

  This study aimed to propose activation measures for school-based urban agricultural education in South Korea, using focus group interviews with teachers and literature analysis. Teachers reported a lack of school gardens, particularly open-field plots, and difficulties in management, highlighting the need for personnel. They also noted the use of container gardens to compensate for the lack of space and the selection of crops for student harvesting experiences.

  Governance failureFood educationCommunityPolicyWelfare
  Read source →DOI: 10.24062/kpae.2020.33.3.133

• Pengembangan Urban Farming Berdasarkan Preferensi Masyarakat Kecamatan Semampir Kota Surabaya

  2017

  Nadia Belinda, Dian Rahmawati · Jurnal Teknik ITS · Indonesia (Surabaya)

  This study in Semampir District, Surabaya City, Indonesia, aimed to develop urban farming based on community preferences. It identified potentials and problems using theoretical descriptive techniques, identified community preferences using confirmatory factor analysis, and formulated development directions using qualitative descriptive analysis. The study found that urban farming activities in Semampir District had not developed optimally due to the suboptimal role of the community and local institutions.

  Governance failureCommunityFood sovereignty & justiceEconomicsWelfare
  Read source →DOI: 10.12962/j23373539.v6i2.25008