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Development, Power and Movements: A Comparative Case Study of Communities and Empowerment
2006Lisa Patterson · Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania) · United States
This comparative case study uses ethnographic fieldwork to analyze the Urban Nutrition Initiative and a community-supported agricultural garden in the United States. It describes the organizational foundations of development agencies within a public policy framework and discusses power relationships between advocates and clientele in social service networks. The study demonstrates that power transitions in development schemes indicate social movements, which are defined as markers of successful strategies through a community empowerment model.
CommunityCSA & TeikeiPolicyFood sovereignty & justiceSustaining Urban Agriculture Requires the Involvement of Multiple Stakeholders 1
2006Marielle Dubbeling, Gunther Merzthal, R. van Veenhuizen · · Global
Urban agriculture is a dynamic concept encompassing diverse production, processing, and marketing systems for food and non-food products. It operates within varied resource situations, including both scarce and abundant land or water, and under policy environments that can either hinder or support its development.
PolicyEconomicsCommunityCurrent Situation and Development of Urban Gardening Plant in Nanyang
2006Pang Zhen-ling · Anhui nongye kexue · China (Nanyang)
This paper investigates the resources of urban gardening plants in Nanyang, China. It summarizes the current situation of these plant resources and proposes reasonable suggestions for the further design of greening spaces in Nanyang.
CommunityBiodiversityPolicyUtilization of improved cassava production technologies by urban farmers in Imo State, Nigeria
2006FN Nnadi, CD Akwiwu · International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences · Nigeria
A study in Imo State, Nigeria, investigated the utilization of improved cassava production technologies by 240 randomly sampled urban cassava farmers. The results showed high utilization of herbicide/manual weeding (87%), improved cassava varieties (58.3%), and fertilizer (50%). Farmer age, education, farming experience, household size, information sources, and farmland ownership status determined the utilization of these technologies.
EconomicsPolicyFood education도시농업의 인식 및 가치평가에 관한 연구
2006장동헌, 소순열, 유찬주 · 지역사회연구 · Global
This study investigated urban residents' perceptions of urban agriculture and their willingness to pay for its conservation. Residents prioritized urban agriculture's value as a landscape green zone and for intergenerational inheritance. Regarding conservation, more respondents favored using urban agriculture for other purposes through external expansion, preferring environmentally friendly development via experience programs. The willingness to pay a fund for urban agriculture conservation was 39.6%, with an estimated monthly average of 2,623 won per household.
PolicyEconomicsCommunityFood educationLocal economic development and marketing of urban produced food
2006Paule Moustier, George Danso · Agritrop (Cirad) · Global
This report discusses urban agriculture's role in addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges of rapid urban growth in developing countries. It notes that while urban agriculture attracts attention, its viability and need for political support remain debated. The report highlights arguments against targeting scarce public resources towards urban agriculture, citing high land costs in urban areas and insufficient evidence of its economic viability.
Economic viabilityEconomicsPolicyPeri-urban agriculture武汉市制定出农业机械化“十一五”发展新目标
2006涂同明 · 现代农业装备 · China (Wuhan)
Wuhan City, China, launched the "Rural Homeland Construction Action Plan" in early 2005, aiming to develop socialist new rural areas with Wuhan characteristics. This plan, initially piloted in 110 villages and expanded to 220 more in 2006, serves as a starting point for defining specific agricultural mechanization development goals. The strategic task is to ensure agricultural mechanization consistently supports the construction and development of urban agriculture in Wuhan.
PolicyUrban–rural linkageEconomicsLa Gestión del Hábitat Articulada a Iniciativas Productivas para los Sectores de Bajos Recursos en Rosario (Argentina).
2006Marcelo Salgado, Sabrina Cáceres, Marta Basuino, Nora Gancedo, Claudio Vizia, Sebastián Rodríguez, Laura Gurría · Revista INVI · Argentina (Rosario)
This paper focuses on social housing projects connected with productive undertakings for low-income sectors in Rosario, Argentina, developed through the articulation of various social actors. Productive initiatives, supported by municipal organisms, emerged to alleviate unemployment due to the past decade's crisis and poverty in slums. The research is oriented to formulate recommendations for the participating management of social housing and its articulation with productive undertakings.
WelfareEconomicsPolicyCommunityA COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COMMUNITY GARDEN SYSTEMS IN GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR ROLE IN CREATING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
2006James T Larson · Arboricultural Journal · Global
This comparative study explores the benefits and key features of German allotment gardens and American community gardens, with a view to their possible implementation into inner city derelict and brownfield regeneration in the UK and other countries. The study considers whether community gardens have a role in helping to create sustainable communities that positively impact the negative social, economic, and environmental issues associated with derelict sites in inner city neighborhoods.
CommunityEconomicsPolicyUrban–rural linkageStudy on the present conditions of fruit tree industry in Fengxian District and its development countermeasures
2006Xue Yao-ying, Yanping Guo · Shanghai nongye xuebao · China (Shanghai)
This study examined the development conditions of the fruit tree industry in Fengxian District, analyzing the main influencing factors. It proposed development countermeasures aimed at supporting the sustainable development of urban agriculture in Shanghai.
PolicyEconomicsResearch on Industry Orientation of Urban Agriculture in City
2006HU Yue-xiao · Nongye xiandaihua yanjiu · Global
This study on the industry orientation of urban agriculture, including trade, marketing, business model, and organizing orientations, identified problems such as industry parking, blurred functional orientation, and a lack of overall planning during urban agriculture orienting programs.
Governance failureEconomicsPolicyOn the Strategies of Developing Urban Agriculture in Beijing Plain Areas
2006Li Hong · Ecological Economy · China (Beijing)
This paper selected models and main functions of urban agriculture for Beijing plain areas, along with six basic agriculture classes, based on experiences from modern developed countries and Beijing's development targets. It planned and analyzed urban agriculture classes using GIS, dividing plain areas into six regions and proposing different development strategies for each, aiming to assist various governments and departments in developing urban agriculture.
PolicyUrban–rural linkageResearch on the Choice of Urban Agriculture Developing Model
2006Yan Lü · · China
This article reviewed research on urban agriculture and compared urban agriculture in China with that in foreign countries, considering the background of emergence, range, industry structure, developing direction, and functions. From this comparison, it was concluded that the basic urban agriculture development models in foreign countries are not suitable for China, and China should choose a "substantial model" by integrating the modernization and substantial aspects of urban agriculture.
PolicyUrban–rural linkageEconomics공동체 정원 활성화를 위한 교육프로그램
2006최영애, Deamim Oh, Youjin Jang, 윤수희, 허북구 · · Global
This study aimed to develop a leader training program for activating community gardens, which are seen as an alternative to contemporary societal issues. While community gardens have been successfully utilized in Germany, the U.K., and the U.S.A., attempts at settlement in Korea have failed. The developed program focuses on horticultural information and practical experience, recognizing participation and conversation as key factors for success.
CommunityFood educationPolicy求真务实 狠抓落实 加快发展都市农业
2006Zhu Wang · Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni · China
In Xi'an, China, based on the spirit of the Tenth Plenary Session of the Tenth Municipal Party Committee, the agricultural system's most crucial task is to implement the "Xi'an Urban Agriculture Acceleration Development Implementation Plan" to achieve rapid and sound development of the agricultural and rural economy. Accelerating urban agriculture development is positioned as a foundational project for building a new socialist countryside.
PolicyEconomicsDiscussion on the Relationship between the Development of Urban Agriculture and the Construction of Urban Environment
2006Yang Shu-bi · Sci-Tech Information Development & Economy · Global
This paper discusses the significant role of urban agriculture in the construction of the urban environment. Based on the location of urban agriculture, it explores harmonious development modes for urban agriculture and the urban environment in both near and outer suburbs, and puts forward concrete suggestions for the planning and practice of urban agriculture.
PolicyUrban–rural linkageSTUTY ON DEVELOPMENT OF UBAN AGRICULTURE BASED ON THE AGGREGATE PERSPECTIVE OF URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS
2006Zhou Jian-hua · Economic Geography · China
This paper analyzes urban agriculture in China's Chang-Zhu-Tan area, using it as an example. It presents a design for a construction framework of urban agriculture during the formation period of urban agglomerations and proposes development strategies. The abstract states that urban agriculture has great significance in the emergence of urban agglomeration and the mixture of city and countryside.
Urban–rural linkagePolicyEconomicsInternational Experience of Urban Agriculture and its Enlightenments to China
2006Liu Chang-yun · Shijie dili yanjiu · China
This essay introduces the successful modus operandi and experiences of urban agriculture in Japan, Germany, Singapore, and the Netherlands, and analyzes its basic functions. While urban agriculture has developed earlier and accumulated much experience in foreign countries, it is still a fresh matter in China. Considering China's situation, the author puts forward suggestions for developing urban agriculture, including scientific planning and reasonable distribution, strengthening government support, using more ways to invest and collect financing, promoting scientific content and expanding the scale of urban agriculture districts, paying close attention to the development of agriculture tourism, and intensifying propaganda.
PolicyEconomicsUrban–rural linkagePractice and Thinking of Roof Garden
2006Liang Ji · Chinese Landscape Architecture · China (Beijing)
This paper introduces the rooftop greening project of Tonghui Jia Yuan in Beijing. It identifies existing problems within the project and analyzes the prospects for the development of rooftop gardens.
CommunityPolicy城乡一体 统筹联动 扎实推进农村新社区建设
2006马卫光 · 宁波通讯 · China (Ningbo)
Since the Central Committee's strategic deployment for building new socialist rural areas, Zhenhai District in China has actively implemented policies, making new rural construction a priority for the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan." The district formulated guidelines, outlining key tasks such as developing urban agriculture, boosting village economies, increasing farmers' income, accelerating infrastructure, and expanding public services to rural areas. Zhenhai District has rapidly advanced the construction of new rural communities, emphasizing integrated urban-rural planning and coordinated development, resulting in well-planned, clean, well-serviced, culturally rich, democratically managed, and comfortable rural communities.
Urban–rural linkagePolicyCommunityPeri-urban agricultureVitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social safety
2006Peter Groenewegen, A.E. van den Berg, S. de Vries, Robert Verheij · BMC Public Health · Netherlands
This article discusses the design of a research program in the Netherlands on the effects of green space in the living environment on health, well-being, and social safety. The program consists of three observational studies at different scales: macro (national data), intermediate (urban green space effects), and micro (allotment gardens). It combines existing land use and health interview survey data with new data collected via questionnaires and interviews, to be analyzed using multilevel analysis and GIS techniques.
HealthCommunityPolicySustainability of Agriculture and Urban Quality of Life in Japan : Economic Efficiency, Sociality and Environment Protection
2006Lily Kiminami, Akira Kiminami · Studies in Regional Science · Japan
Urban agriculture in Japan faces problems such as farmland reduction, farmer aging, expansion of abandoned cultivated land, and environmental pollution from livestock waste or agricultural chemicals. Urban agriculture can contribute to improving urban quality of life by supplying agricultural goods, creating landscapes, ensuring land conservation, and providing environmental benefits like biodiversity conservation. However, these issues pose challenges to the economic viability of urban agriculture.
Economic viabilityEconomicsCommunityBiodiversityPolicyUrban–rural linkagePlanting Peace: The Greater London Council and the Community Gardens of Central London
2006Paul Gough · International Journal of Heritage Studies · United Kingdom (London)
This paper examines in detail two community gardens in central London. These gardens owe their origins to radical local agendas set within the political climate of the Cold War of the 1980s and grand visions for world peace. Twenty years after their creation, the author explores their current condition and examines their value as sites of political value and heritage.
CommunityPolicyUtilização do sistema de avaliação do potencial de uso urbano das terras no diagnóstico ambiental do município de Santa Maria - RS
2006Fabrício de Araújo Pedron, Ricardo Simão Diniz Dalmolin, Antônio Carlos de Azevedo, Everton Luís Poelking, Pablo Miguel · Ciência Rural · Brazil (Santa Maria)
This study conducted an environmental diagnosis in urban areas of Santa Maria, Brazil, using the Urban Land Use Potential Assessment System (SAPUT) to identify land use conflicts. Remote sensing and geoprocessing techniques were employed. The identified problems of improper land use are related to the fragility of geological material and soil resources, with up to 33% of the area being used beyond its potential due to inadequate use for construction and urban agriculture.
Governance failureUrban–rural linkagePolicyClimate changeDiscussion on Metropolitan Agriculture in Nanchang City
2006MA Yi-lin · · China (Nanchang)
This paper discusses metropolitan agriculture, a new form of agriculture emerging with urbanization to meet the multi-level needs of urban residents and support economic, social, and ecological development. It notes that the characteristics of metropolitan agriculture vary by country and region. Based on successful international urban agriculture experiences, the paper proposes a development scheme for Nanchang's agriculture, covering developmental orientation, functional zoning, and the government's role.
PolicyUrban–rural linkageEconomicsCommunity