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Urban Density, Meteorology and Rooftops
2006Carol Skinner · Urban Policy and Research · Australia
While favorable aspects of denser urban development are recognized in Australia and elsewhere, this study also highlights its negative impacts on a city's climate and hydrology. It summarizes the appealing aspects of denser cities and provides examples of adverse effects. Strategies to minimize these negative impacts are proposed, including the widespread use of rooftop gardens.
Climate changeBiodiversityPolicy巩固先进性教育成果 扎实推进社会主义新农村建设——对小河区建设社会主义新农村的调查与思考
2006刘光祥 · 贵阳市委党校学报 · China (Guiyang)
This study investigated the construction of a socialist new countryside in Xiaohe District, Guiyang City, which has a prominent contradiction of high population and limited land (20,400 agricultural residents, 4,800 mu of cultivated land). The district government promoted urban, ecological, specialized, efficient, and leisure tourism agriculture, establishing eight agricultural tourism bases and three provincial-certified pollution-free agricultural product bases. This led to a more rational agricultural structure, diversified income channels for farmers, and improved rural infrastructure and ecological environment.
Urban–rural linkageEconomicsPolicyCommunityLe aree agricole nei parchi periurbani italiani: verso nuovi modelli?/The agricultural areas in the peri-urban Italian parks: toward new models?
2006Paola Branduini · Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha) · Italy
Projects for the valorization of agriculture in Italian metropolitan areas have primarily originated from initiatives within peri-urban parks. The second national Conference on Protected Areas in 2002 confirmed the idea that peri-urban agricultural areas can bridge rural and urban cultures through new management models. Italy presents several plans already realized or in progress that are significant for their concept of peri-urban agriculture, ongoing actions, and the role played by stakeholders.
Peri-urban agriculturePolicyCommunityLes documents d’urbanisme, un outil pour la régulation des conflits d’usage de l’espace agricole périurbain ?
2006Samuel Martín, Nathalie Bertrand, Nicole Rousier · Géographie Économie Société · France (Rhône-Alpes)
This paper examines spatial planning documents in two Rhône-Alpes city regions, France, as a tool for regulating land use conflicts in peri-urban agricultural areas under urbanization pressure. The analysis highlights rising tensions between local actors and suggests that agriculture is instrumentalized by spatial planning policies at the inter-communal level. At the communal level, local plans manage neighborhood and land ownership conflicts.
Governance failurePolicyPeri-urban agricultureUrban–rural linkage全面推进农业现代化 构建无锡农村和谐社会——赴韩国现代农业及农业机械化学习考察的启示
2006王鸿涌 · 江苏农机化 · China (Wuxi)
To accelerate the development of modern urban agriculture and agricultural mechanization in Wuxi City, China, the Wuxi Agricultural Machinery Bureau organized a study tour to South Korea. The tour focused on modern agricultural production technology, large-scale agricultural operation methods, agricultural and horticultural machinery, agricultural product processing machinery development, and agricultural management systems. The findings from this inspection were used to discuss issues related to Wuxi City's modern urban agriculture development and agricultural mechanization.
PolicyEconomicsDigital agricultureExploring the Allotment Gardens and Its Implication - Case Study on Kleingarten in German, Dacha in Russia and Civic Garden in Japan-
2006Duk‐Byeong Park, Sang-Duk Lee, Hye-Hyun Lee, Min‐Soo Lee, Myun-Ju Jang · Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning · Global
This study explored the situation and implications of allotment gardens through case studies of Kleingarten in Germany, Dacha in Russia, and Civic Garden in Japan. Allotment gardens were shown to be important for urban residents to gain recreation and health from agricultural activities. While allotment gardens in the three countries developed according to their historical and social contexts, their basic rationales were to provide recreation areas for supporting people's health and preserving green spaces in urban areas.
CommunityPolicyHealthUrban–rural linkageUrban agriculture in less developed countries
2006Mengjie Xu · Urban Problems · Global
This paper summarizes the types and characteristics of urban agriculture (UA) in less developed countries (LDCs), distinguishing it from UA in developed countries. It elucidates both the positive and negative effects of UA in LDCs, including impediments arising from its negative impacts. The study discusses the necessity of developing UA in LDCs and details measures to regulate its development, highlighting governance challenges.
Governance failurePolicyEconomicsCommunityUrban–rural linkageThe Evaluation of Industry Development in Jiulongpo District of Chongqing City and the Policy Suggestions
2006Lei Cui · Journal of Chongqing Institute of Technology · China (Chongqing)
This paper analyzes and evaluates the status quo of industry development in Jiulongpo District, Chongqing City, which has established industry groups including urban agriculture. It proposes ideas for industry development during the "Eleventh Five-year" period and corresponding policy suggestions.
PolicyEconomicsCommunityStudy on the Development Strategy of Multi-functional Urban Agriculture in Tianjin city
2006Wenna Liu · Ecological Economy · China
This study examines strategies for developing multi-functional urban agriculture in Tianjin, China. It notes that traditional urban agriculture, aimed primarily at food production through intensive production systems, has caused ecological and environmental problems that hinder the multi-functional development of agriculture. Based on an analysis of current conditions and existing problems, the paper proposes strategic directions, a development model, and specific measures for multi-functional agriculture.
PolicyCommunityEconomicsUse of Bauxite Minerals to Control Pollutant Outflow in Urban Areas
2006Ree Ho Kim, Jin‐Woo Jeong, Sang Ho Lee, Chai Sung Gee · Materials science forum · Global
This laboratory-scale study tested incorporating bauxite minerals — red waste from alumina refineries — into a specialized soil layer for rooftop gardens, aiming to address the release of pollutants in urban stormwater runoff, a known issue with green roofs, against a backdrop of declining green-planted surfaces in urban areas. Bauxite minerals were noted for their high trapping capacity for trace metals and other soluble species and ease of integration into rooftop garden systems. Based on equilibrium adsorption capacity, an optimum amount of bauxite minerals was proposed, and rainwater runoff characteristics and pollutant release were compared between standard and modified rooftop gardens at laboratory scale. The green roof system with the bauxite layer was found to reduce heavy metal concentrations, and the technique is suggested as applicable to other green surfaces in housing complexes.
PolicyBiodiversityStudy on Landscape Ecological Features and Landscape Ecological Construction of Rural Landscape in Rurban Fringe
2006MA Jun-wei · Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment · Global
This theoretical study addresses the "rurban fringe," the transitional zone connecting city and countryside, discussing rural landscape ecological features and landscape functions before setting out the content of landscape ecological construction. It proposes six elements: (1) rural landscape planning based on landscape ecological principles aimed at protecting regional traditions; (2) seeking optimal patterns for coordinated development between city and countryside; (3) developing tourism agriculture and urban agriculture in place of low-efficiency agriculture; (4) developing local rural landscape resources to promote eco-rurban tourism; (5) green landscape construction; and (6) building landscape corridors and networks for biodiversity protection, concluding by identifying trends in rurban fringe development.
Peri-urban agricultureBiodiversityPolicy全面实施院“十一五”科技发展规划 为推进我市社会主义新农村建设作出新的贡献
2006程春建 · Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni · China
This is an institutional annual work report summarizing implementation of the "11th Five-Year Plan" for science and technology development, along with work plans for 2006. It states that, under the guidance of the municipal party committee and government and with support from relevant departments, the institute completed the tasks set out at the start of the year and contributed to the development of urban agriculture, but the text gives no specific figures or concrete results.
PolicyCommunityContinuable Developing Model of Chinese Urban Agriculture and Its Constructing
2006Zhu Mi-juan · Ecological Economy · China
This paper reviews prior research on urban agriculture and compares Chinese and foreign urban agriculture in terms of their emergence, scope, industry structure, development direction, and functions. It concludes that the basic development models used in foreign countries are not suited to China and that China should build its own "sustainable" (continuable) development model by modernizing and adapting elements drawn from foreign sustainable agriculture practice, rather than adopting foreign models directly.
PolicyCommunityClimate changeCommunity development: Creating spaces for deep democracy, social action, and resistance
2006Heather Mair · Leisure/Loisir · Global
This theoretical paper examines the potential for community development to serve as a vehicle for politics, resistance, and social change, arguing that change-oriented efforts — from community-led initiatives limiting "big box store" encroachment to community-supported agriculture and new forms of media — create important opportunities for public dialogue about, and expression of, power, equality, and democracy. It explores reconsidering the spaces where politically oriented leisure activities occur through the concepts of deep democracy, social learning, empowerment, and resistance. Drawing on Shaw (2000), the author argues that examining these community-led struggles counters the view of leisure as increasingly bound up in individualized, consumption-oriented activity, and can deepen leisure studies by recognizing, understanding, and validating its political nature.
Food sovereignty & justiceCommunityPolicyDeterminants of Technical Efficiency in Urban Food Crop Production in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria
2006B. T. Omonona, Edet J. Udoh, Roseline J. Akinlade · Journal of Agricultural & Food Information · Nigeria
This study analyzed the level and determinants of technical efficiency among urban crop farmers in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria. A random sample of 85 farmers was selected from three areas where urban food crop production is prominent — Ajibode, Ijokodo, and Eleyele — with data collected via structured questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics and a stochastic production frontier based on the Cobb-Douglas production function. Results showed that farmland, family labor, and plantlings were statistical determinants of urban food crop production, while fertilizer and hired labor were not statistically significant. In the technical efficiency model, full-time engagement in urban farming and a sole-cropping pattern were positively related to technical efficiency, and increases in age, experience, and years of formal education raised the level of technical efficiency. The study concludes there remains room to raise the current level of technical efficiency in the study area, and that educating farmers to be more receptive to modern technologies from the agricultural research system can raise output per unit of input.
EconomicsPolicySocial Integration of "Village-in-the-urban"
2006Hui Zhi-jua · Journal of Huaibei Professional and Technical College · China
Urbanization is described here not only as a process in which population aggregates in cities, the farming economy transforms into an urban economy, and rural areas become urban areas, but also as a transition in people's behavioral and living styles. "Village-in-the-urban" is presented as a logical result of the expansion of towns and cities in China, where constant collision and conflict, along with interaction and fusion, occur between original rural culture and urban culture, and between native and foreign culture. From a sociological perspective, this paper analyzes the conflict and fusion characterizing villages-in-the-urban.
CommunityUrban–rural linkagePolicyFood educationThe Analysis of the Urban Agriculture Location
2006Zhao Di-fei · Journal of Minjiang University · China
Urban agriculture (UA), a new form of agriculture that emerged in the 1950s in Europe and America, is examined here through a review of recent Chinese research on the topic. The paper defines UA as a rural-type industry located within urban areas, one that draws on garden landscapes and environmental resources and combines UA with rural industry and rural culture. Using J.H. von Thünen's agricultural location theory as its basis, it analyzes the origin of UA's location and the "UA belt" in China, and examines the production, development, and spatial layout of urban agriculture there.
PolicyCommunityCorporate social responsibility: a case study of the UK's leading food retailers
2005Jones P., Comfort D., Hillier D., Eastwood I. · British Food Journal · United Kingdom
Analyzes CSR reporting by the UK's leading food retailers, finding support for local food producers, healthy eating, charitable donations, and local community initiatives as principal CSR themes promoted in stores.
CommunityEconomicsPolicyAgricultura urbana en la ciudad de méxico y su área conurbada: situación y perspectivas
2005R. Robles · Revista Agraria · Mexico (Mexico City)
This paper provides an overview of urban agriculture in Mexico City and its conurban area, contrasting production models in developing and developed countries. It reviews the main urban, suburban, and peri-urban production systems and discusses public policies for promoting urban agriculture. The study concludes that no specific policy has been designed to promote urban agriculture in Mexico.
Governance failureFood sovereignty & justicePolicyPeri-urban agricultureBe Concerned about the Development of the Industries Involving Agriculture,Accelerate Transfer of Rural Surplus Labor——An Analysis and Evaluation of the Employment of Beijing Industries Involving Agriculture
2005Shen Wen-hua · Beijing shehui kexue · China (Beijing)
Agriculture-related industries in Beijing, China, are increasingly contributing to agricultural production, farmer's income, and rural employment. This paper, based on a survey of these industries, analyzes their current situation and measures the proportion of farm laborers and those in agriculture-related industries. The author proposes new ideas such as developing urban agriculture, extending modern agricultural production chains, and accelerating the transfer of rural surplus labor.
EconomicsUrban–rural linkagePolicyRe‐valuing the Fringe: Some Findings on the Value of Agricultural Production in Australia's Peri‐Urban Regions
2005Peter Houston · Geographical Research · Australia
This study used Agricultural Census data to calculate the economic value of agricultural production in Australia's peri-urban regions. The analysis suggests these regions in the five mainland States produce almost 25% of Australia's total gross value of agricultural production, though other evidence indicates this may be an underestimate. The study notes that peri-urban agriculture is poorly served by the Agricultural Census and often overlooked in public policy deliberations.
Peri-urban agricultureEconomicsPolicy以科技为抓手 以服务为载体 全面推进奉贤都市农业发展
2005李伯才 · 上海农村经济 · China (Shanghai)
This article outlines the development of Fengxian District's agriculture in Shanghai, China, in response to China's WTO entry and the city's modernization and urban-rural integration goals. It proposes that Fengxian District will be transformed into a high-standard, high-level, international, and modern coastal urban agriculture area through diligent research, scientific demonstration, and active exploration.
PolicyUrban–rural linkageEconomicsFood sovereignty & justiceReview of research on urban-agriculture in China
2005Zhong Wan · · China
A systematic review of research literature on urban agriculture in China revealed that Chinese academia has focused on the origin, definition, connotation, and localized demonstration studies of urban agriculture. However, systematic research on theoretical deepening and the relationship with urban development is scarce. Approximately six genres of domestic urban agriculture research were identified.
PolicyEconomicsUrban–rural linkage发展都市农业 打造现代农业村——都市农业综合开发发展创新之我见
2005郑仕源 · Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni · China
This paper discusses the development of urban agriculture and modern agricultural villages in metropolitan rural areas of China. It argues that metropolitan agriculture is crucial for China's agricultural development and for improving farmers' living standards. In the context of WTO entry and international competition, agricultural comprehensive development should focus on addressing "three rural issues" by integrating local conditions to define key directions, regions, and projects.
PolicyEconomicsUrban–rural linkageThe Reservation of Urban Agriculture in Shanghai and Sustainable Development
2005Pan Qi-yun · Shanghai nongye xuebao · China (Shanghai)
This study investigated and analyzed the problems of developing urban agriculture in Shanghai, China. It discussed countermeasures and approaches for promoting the protection of urban agriculture based on sustainable development principles. The study also proposed strategies for advancing agricultural and rural economic structures, developing high-quality agriculture, and improving agricultural product quality and competitiveness.
PolicyEconomicsClimate changeFood sovereignty & justice