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Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.
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The role of community seed banks in achieving farmers' rights
2020Vernooy R., Sthapit B., Bessette G. · Development in Practice · Global
Drawing on case studies from Bangladesh, Cote d'Ivoire, India, and Zimbabwe, examines how community seed banks operationalize farmers' rights through conservation, access, and seed sovereignty at the local level.
Heirloom & landraceCommunityPolicyBiodiversityAgainst the grain? A historical institutional analysis of access governance of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in Ethiopia
2020Mulesa T.H. · The Journal of World Intellectual Property · Ethiopia
A historical institutional analysis of the governance of access to plant genetic resources in Ethiopia, examining national policy evolution in relation to the ITPGRFA, benefit-sharing, and farmers' rights.
Heirloom & landracePolicyBiodiversityAssessment of Genetic Diversity Based on Phenotypic Traits and Microsatellite Markers in Brassica napus L. Landrace in the Kanto Region, Japan (Norabona)
2020Tsuge Kazuki, Chen Ruikun, Yoshioka Yosuke, Motoki Satoru · The Horticulture Journal, 89(1): 12-21 · Japan
Using phenotypic traits and 24 SSR markers, this study assessed the genetic and phenotypic diversity of 'norabona', a traditional Brassica napus leaf-and-stem vegetable of the Kanto region, documenting diversity within this Japanese landrace.
Heirloom & landraceBiodiversityCommunityGenome sequence and analysis of a Japanese radish (Raphanus sativus) cultivar named 'Sakurajima Daikon' possessing giant root
2020Shirasawa Kenta, Hirakawa Hideki, Fukino Nobuko, Kitashiba Hiroyasu, Isobe Sachiko · DNA Research, 27(2): dsaa010 · Japan
The genome of 'Sakurajima Daikon', a giant-rooted traditional Japanese radish from Kagoshima, was sequenced and analyzed using long reads, providing a genomic foundation for trait studies and conservation of this landrace.
Heirloom & landraceBiodiversityAdvocates for the Landscape: Alwin Seifert and Nazi Environmentalism
2020Staudenmaier P. · German Studies Review, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 271–290 · Germany
Reexamines the ostensibly green facets of Nazism through the 'landscape advocates' led by Alwin Seifert from 1934 to 1945, assessing environmental concerns in regime public works and their ideological limits.
PolicyBiodiversityFeeding cities: Singapore's approach to land use planning for urban agriculture
2020Diehl J. A., Sweeney E., Wong B., Sia C. S., Yao H., Prabhudesai M. · Global Food Security · Singapore
Analyzes how Singapore's land-use planning supports high-tech intensified production, an AgriFood Innovation Park, and commercial/industrial urban farms, framing the policy and private-sector roles enabling value-added corporate agriculture in a land-scarce city.
PolicyEconomicsThe Role of Smart Technology in Sustainable Agriculture: A Case Study of Wangree Plant Factory
2020Santiteerakul S., Sopadang A., Yaibuathet Tippayawong K., Tamvimol K. · Sustainability (MDPI) · Thailand
Case study of Thailand's Wangree Health Factory plant factory showing how smart technology enhances productivity, product quality, resource-use efficiency, food safety, and employee quality of life, evidencing the business performance of corporate urban farming.
EconomicsHealth一般企業の農業参入の研究動向と今後の論点：農業参入企業の農業経営展開を中心に
2020Onaka K. · 農業問題研究 (Journal of Rural Issues) · Japan
Critically reviews research on general firms' entry into agriculture amid farmland deregulation in Japan, discussing the rising number of entrant companies, regional disparities, and the development and challenges of corporate farm management.
EconomicsPolicyPotential of a Small Indoor Plant on the Desk for Reducing Office Workers' Stress
2020Toyoda M., Yokota Y., Barnes M., Kaneko M. · HortTechnology · Japan
Real-office study in Japan showing that intentional contact with a small desk plant reduces office workers' psychological and physiological stress, supporting planting and gardening interventions in the workplace.
HealthWelfare緑地協定による自主管理型開発公園の空間的特徴と所有者の維持管理意識 ‐神戸市のマンション開発事例を対象としたケーススタディ‐
2020福本 優, 大平 和弘, 藤本 真里, 赤澤 宏樹 · 都市計画論文集 55巻3号 pp.777-782 · Japan
A case study of self-managed development parks under green-space agreements in private developer condominium projects in Kobe, analyzing spatial typologies and owner maintenance attitudes and showing the need for design guidance toward open green management including community gardens.
CommunityPolicyBiodiversity郊外部住宅地の再生に向けて―上郷ネオポリスにおける取組―
2020小杉 理理子 · 日本不動産学会誌 34巻2号 p.108 · Japan
Introduces the Kamigo Neopolis machizukuri agreement between Yokohama City and Daiwa House Industry, reporting collaboration among residents, government, and the developer to regenerate a suburban detached-housing district through gathering spaces and community building.
CommunityPolicyHealth一般社団法人まちにわ ひばりが丘 2019年度 活動報告書
2020一般社団法人まちにわ ひばりが丘 · まちにわ ひばりが丘 公式活動報告書 · Japan
A milestone report marking transition from developer-led (Daiwa House, Sumitomo Fudosan, Cosmos Initia, etc.) to resident-led governance at former Hibarigaoka Danchi, documenting operation of Hibari Terrace 118 with its shared garden and the evolution of machizukuri.
CommunityPolicyEconomics合計1000㎡の空き家・空き地を、好奇心でつながるコミュニティ農園に。「みんなのうえん」の金田康孝さんに学ぶ、住みたい街のつくり方
2020greenz.jp · greenz.jp · Japan
An in-depth feature by the social-design media greenz.jp interviewing Minna no Uen founder Yasutaka Kaneda, detailing his shift from architecture to farming and how he turned about 1,000 sqm of vacant houses and lots into a curiosity-driven community garden.
CommunityEconomicsFeatures and Functions of Multifunctional Urban Agriculture in the Global North: A Review
2020Orsini F., Pennisi G., Michelon N., Minelli A., Bazzocchi G., Sanyé-Mengual E., Gianquinto G. · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 4, 562513 · Global
Reviews multifunctional urban agriculture in the Global North, systematizing six functions (food production, ecosystem services, social integration, education, health, economy) and showing the functional continuity between rural and urban farming.
BiodiversityCommunityPrinciples of multifunctional agriculture for supporting agriculture in metropolitan peri-urban areas: The case of Greater Melbourne, Australia
2020Spataru, A., Faggian, R., Docking, A. · Journal of Rural Studies 74, 34–44 · Australia (Melbourne)
Presents principles of multifunctional agriculture for Greater Melbourne's peri-urban zone, developing a sustainable design framework for urban-rural-linked farming across four axes: food supply, landscape, ecosystems and community.
PolicyBiodiversity地方創生政策とその問題点
2020森川洋 · 人文地理（人文地理学会）72(3), 299–315 · Japan
A critical examination of Japan's 'regional revitalization' policy (against depopulation and Tokyo over-concentration), arguing that rural decline cannot be halted without dispersing Tokyo's functions, and weighing both the importance and the limits of 'small hub' development.
PolicyEconomicsAugmenting agroecological urbanism: the intersection of food sovereignty and food democracy
2020Resler M.L., Hagolani-Albov S.E. · Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems · Global
Constructs the concept of 'agroecological urbanism', discussing—at the intersection of food sovereignty and food democracy—the political and social transformative power of urban-rural food connection.
CommunityImproving lifestyles sustainability through community gardening: results and lessons learnt from the JArDinS quasi-experimental study
2020Tharrey M., Sachs A., Perignon M., Simon C., Mejean C., Litt J., Darmon N. · BMC Public Health · France (Montpellier)
A quasi-experimental study in Greater Montpellier comparing 66 new community garden participants with 66 matched controls found no significant shifts toward more sustainable lifestyles (diet, physical activity, well-being) after one year of garden participation.
CommunityHealthWelfarePeri-urban agriculture as quiet sustainability: Challenging the urban development discourse in Sogamoso, Colombia
2020Feola G., Suzunaga J., Soler J., Wilson A. · Journal of Rural Studies · Colombia (Sogamoso)
Drawing on a survey of 160 peri-urban farming households in Sogamoso, this study applies the concept of 'quiet sustainability' to challenge dominant urban development discourses that frame peri-urban agriculture as backward, demonstrating its role in strengthening social cohesion and environmental sustainability.
CommunityPolicyWelfareFood education'If I want safe food I have to grow it myself': Patterns and motivations of urban agriculture in a small city in Vietnam's northern borderlands
2020Pham T.T.H., Turner S. · Land Use Policy · Vietnam (Lào Cai)
Research in Lào Cai, a small border city in northern Vietnam, finds that access to 'safe and clean' vegetables—motivated by distrust of pesticide use—is the primary driver of urban food growing, rather than subsistence food needs.
HealthCommunityPolicyCOVID-19 Outbreak and Urban Green Space, Food Security, and Quality of Life: Case of Urban Home Gardens in Kandy, Sri Lanka
2020Dissanayake L., Dilini S. · Open Journal of Social Sciences · Sri Lanka (Kandy)
A questionnaire-based study in the Kandy municipal area found that urban home gardens significantly contributed to household food security and quality of life during COVID-19 lockdowns, with social well-being and mental health benefits highlighted across all satisfaction levels.
HealthCommunityFood educationWelfareImpact of Urban Agriculture on Household Income in Zambia: An Economic Analysis
2020Mupeta M., Kuntashula E., Kalinda T. · Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development · Zambia (Kitwe, Lusaka)
Using propensity score matching on survey data from Kitwe and Lusaka, this study finds that urban agriculture participation increases household income by 13.7–19.1%, demonstrating a significant positive economic impact.
EconomicsCommunityPolicyUrban areas as hotspots for bees and pollination but not a panacea for all insects
2020Theodorou P., Radzevičiūtė R., Lentendu G., Kahnt B., Husemann M., Bleidorn C., Settele J., Schweiger O., Grosse I., Wubet T., Murray T.E., Paxton R.J. · Nature Communications, 11:576 · Germany
A replicated experiment contrasting Central European cities with neighbouring rural sites, finding cities have lower overall insect richness (e.g. flies, butterflies) but higher bee species richness, flower-visitation rates and pollination than the countryside. It shows urban floral resources support bees while cautioning that not all insects benefit, informing the design of pollinator conservation in urban green spaces and gardens.
PollinatorsBiodiversityPolicyQuantifying nutrient recovery efficiency and loss from compost-based urban agriculture
2020Shrestha P., Small G.E., Kay A. · PLOS ONE, 15(4):e0230996 · United States
A study measuring and quantifying nutrient recovery efficiency and loss from compost application in urban gardens. It shows compost often supplies phosphorus far in excess of crop demand, and surplus P can be lost to waterways. The work argues that closing the food-waste-to-compost loop in urban agriculture must be designed for sustainable nutrient management, not just diversion.
CompostOrganic cycleFood lossEconomicsPositive aging benefits of home and community gardening activities: Older adults report enhanced self-esteem, productive endeavours, social engagement and exercise
2020Scott T.L., Masser B.M., Pachana N.A. · SAGE Open Medicine, 8:2050312120901732 · Australia
A study of older Australians examining links between home and community gardening and psychosocial and physical well-being. Older gardeners reported greater self-esteem, sense of productive endeavour, social engagement and exercise, associated with more positive attitudes to ageing. It shows allotments and gardening groups can protect older adults from isolation and support positive ageing.
ElderlyHealthWelfareCommunity