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Path Choice on Rural Industrial Upgrading in the Process of Rural-urban Integration in Binhai New Area
2011Liu Xiang, Na Fu, Liu, Xiang, Fu, Na · AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · China
This study analyzed the current situation of rural industrialization in the process of rural-urban integration in Binhai New Area using reference and field research methods. It identified problems such as difficulties in breaking the dual economic structure in urban and rural areas, imbalanced economic development, and inadequate development of the third industry. Countermeasures proposed include optimizing agricultural industrial structure to form an urban agricultural model focusing on facility, park, and high-end agriculture to achieve intensive agricultural growth.
Economic viabilityUrban–rural linkageEconomicsPolicyThe Dynamics of Urban Agriculture in Hanoi, Vietnam
2010Lee B., Binns T., Dixon A.B. · Field Actions Science Reports (Special Issue 1: Urban Agriculture) · Vietnam (Hanoi)
Field-based research in Hanoi identifies a shift from staple crops to higher-value vegetables, flowers, and ornamentals among urban farmers, and warns that without explicit urban agriculture provisions in city master plans, the practice risks disappearing within two to three decades.
EconomicsPolicyBiodiversitySelection of Leading Industry of Urban Agriculture in Taiyuan City
2010LI Heng-ying · Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment · China (Taiyuan)
This article analyzed the comparative advantages of agricultural sub-sectors in Taiyuan City, China, using the location quotient and revealed symmetric comparative advantage (RSCA) methods, based on the theory of comparative advantage. The results showed that Jiancaoping, Qingxu, and Xiaodian districts are superior in characterized agriculture; Yingze, Xinghualing, and Loufan counties in forestry; and Jinyuan, Yingze, and Loutan counties in fishery. Consequently, the industrial development of urban agriculture in Taiyuan can be categorized into four cycles: sightseeing and leisure, characterized, sci-tech demonstration, and cooperative agriculture.
EconomicsPolicyUrban–rural linkage住民の都市農業への評価に関する比較分析 : 中国の上海市とハルビン市を対象として
2010美華 朱, 莉莉 木南 · Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) · China (Shanghai, Harbin)
This study used an internet survey to clarify urban residents' expectations for urban agriculture functions and discuss its sustainability through a comparative analysis of resident assessments in Shanghai and Harbin, China. It notes that expectations for urban agriculture functions and the relative importance of economic efficiency, sociality, and environmental protection vary by location.
EconomicsCommunityPolicyBiodiversityIn the Process of Harmonious Development of Urban and Rural Urban Agriculture in Gansu Province
2010Yingqi Yan · Journal of Gansu Normal Colleges · China (Gansu Province)
This article discusses the theory and practice of modern urban agriculture development within the integration process of urban and rural areas in Gansu Province, China. Urban agriculture is recognized as a new research area for sustainable urban development due to its unique social, economic, and ecological functions, making it a research hotspot for urban and rural sustainable development. The article offers suggestions for its development.
Urban–rural linkageEconomicsClimate changeUsing the Advantages of Agricultural Website to Promote the Sustainable Development of Foshan Urban Agriculture
2010Xiao Qiu-hong · Agriculture Network Information · China
This paper compares and analyzes successful agricultural website construction experiences at home and abroad, discussing the role of agricultural websites in modern agriculture development. It comprehensively illustrates the current situation of agricultural website construction in Foshan and proposes measures for the sustainable development of agricultural websites in Foshan.
Digital agricultureEconomics珠三角都市型农业(UA)评价指标体系构建及实征研究
2010许林, 宋光辉 · · China (Pearl River Delta)
This paper constructs a quantitative evaluation index system for urban agriculture (UA) in the Pearl River Delta, based on its current development and space-function distribution. It uses entropy to determine index weights, avoiding subjective factors, and applies Fuzzy Synthesis to assess the overall development level. Empirical research on UA in nine PRD cities informs policy suggestions and identifies reform and development opportunities.
PolicyEconomicsCurrent Situation and Countermeasures of the Pearl River Delta's Urban Agriculture
2010Zhou Can-fang · Ke-ji guanli yanjiu · China
This paper analyzes the current development of urban agriculture in the Pearl River Delta, noting its similarity to and deep influence from Taiwan's urban agriculture. It draws lessons from Taiwan's model and proposes a development strategy for the Pearl River Delta's urban agriculture to promote its sustainable development.
PolicyEconomicsClimate changeThe Thinkings of "Traditional Agricultural Tourism" Transforming to "Urban Agriculture Tourism" Thinking in Pi County
2010Deng Qing-nan · Economic Research Guide · China
This paper explores the transformation of traditional ecological agriculture tourism to urban agriculture tourism in Pi County, China. It suggests that Pi County, a birthplace of "Farm Fun" tourism, needs to upgrade its traditional ecological agriculture tourism to urban agriculture to ensure sustainable development and compete in the Chengdu suburban leisure agriculture tourism market. The paper presents initial thoughts based on the county's agricultural tourism development practices.
Peri-urban agricultureEconomicsCommunityAnalysis of Gap between Urban and Rural Economic Development and Countermeasures of a Co-ordinate Development in Wuhan
2010Huang Jun · Nongye xiandaihua yanjiu · China (Wuhan)
This study analyzed the gap in urban and rural economic development in Wuhan. This disparity is reflected in differences in personal capital income, property, living standards, and the Engel coefficient of household expenditure. Unresolved past problems, an enlarging gap between industry and agriculture, a decreasing proportion of agricultural output, and an increasing contrast coefficient of industrial and agricultural sectors are identified as main causes of the gap.
Peri-urban agricultureEconomicsUrban–rural linkagePolicy南京国税“政策＋服务”双轮驱动——全力助推全市创新型经济发展
2010郭穗 · 金陵瞭望 · China (Nanjing)
The Nanjing Municipal State Taxation Bureau identified 40 tax preferential policies related to the development of an innovative economy. These policies were compiled to support the city's innovative economic development, focusing on the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial transformation, the "4+8+8" industrial system, urban agriculture, and considering small and medium-sized enterprises and innovation platforms.
PolicyEconomics南京“三农”发展新方略
2010沈建华, 储健 · 江苏农村经济 · China (Nanjing)
In recent years, Nanjing, China, has promoted the development of urban agriculture amidst rapid urbanization, contributing to increased farmer income and enriched urban life. However, the urban-rural divide remains relatively obvious. A key challenge is how to narrow this urban-rural gap and accelerate integrated development during the "12th Five-Year Plan" period.
Equity & displacementUrban–rural linkagePolicyEconomics도시농업의 비전과 과제
2010김태곤, 박문호, 허주녕 · 한국농촌경제연구원 기본연구보고서 · South Korea
This study aims to identify the current status and challenges of urban agriculture and propose solutions. Urban agriculture faces chronic problems including securing farming land due to rising land prices, management insecurity resulting from farmland diversion or lease, and increased production costs due to environmental regulations. These issues restrict the range of agricultural management.
Economic viabilityCommunityEconomicsPolicy围城谋事 特色强局——黑龙江省农垦总局哈尔滨分局经济发展战略研究
2010金奎祥 · 农场经济管理 · China (Harbin)
The Harbin Branch of Heilongjiang Provincial Farm Reclamation Bureau faces challenges as a small and economically weak entity with limited cultivated land resources. This study proposes a "1+4" development model, centered on modern urban agriculture as the core industry, guided by the philosophy of "surrounding the city for development and strengthening the bureau with unique features." This model aims to enhance the urban-type economy by integrating supporting industries such as real estate, industrial parks, ecological tourism, and urban services.
EconomicsPolicyUrban–rural linkageStudy on Developmental Pattern and Public Strategies of Urban Modern Agriculture in Chongqing City
2010Xu Han · · China (Chongqing)
This study introduced and analyzed the current situation of urban agriculture development in Chongqing City. From the government's perspective, corresponding developmental patterns and public policies for agricultural development were proposed to promote the growth of Chongqing's urban agriculture.
PolicyEconomics都市农业视角下“西（安）咸（阳）—体化”发展路径研究
2010杨卫丽, 李同昇, 陈波 · 经济导刊 · China (Xi'an)
The promotion of integration in China's Xi'an-Xianyang metropolitan area, while bringing urban economic prosperity, has also created unprecedented pressure on the ecological environment and social problems. Specifically, the "urban-rural dual structure" and "three rural issues" are the biggest bottlenecks encountered during the urbanization process.
Equity & displacementUrban–rural linkageEconomicsClimate changePolicy도시농업 및 원예치료 프로그램용 쑥 종묘의 유통 기술개발
2010허북구, 박윤점, 오대민, 박종수, 윤숙영, 조자용 · · South Korea
This study developed marketing techniques for mugwort seedlings for urban agriculture and horticultural therapy in South Korea. Researchers examined mugwort amounts needed for various uses, harvest times and yields by seedling type and container size, and seedling quality under marketing conditions. Findings showed that one-year-old rhizomes had the shortest harvest time (25 days) and highest yield (13.2g per plant) at first harvest, and seedling quality did not decrease after 3 days of cold marketing.
DIYFood educationHealthEconomics도시농업 활동 유형화 연구
2010황정임, 최윤지, 장보경, 이상영 · · South Korea
This study segmented and examined urban farmers' behavior in South Korea using a two-step cluster analysis and multi-nominal logit model. Data from a telephone survey of 381 urban agriculture participants out of 2,000 respondents revealed four distinct clusters based on motive, place, companion, area, and hours. Significant differences were found among these groups in terms of age, city size, and housing type, suggesting urbanites select farming types based on socio-demographic profiles.
CommunityEconomicsPolicyDiscussion on the Spatial Differentiation of Beijing Urban Agriculture
2010Junping Liu · System Sciences and Comprehensive Studies in Agriculture · China (Beijing)
This paper constructed an evaluation index system for urban agricultural multi-functionality using factor analysis and analytic hierarchy process for 13 agriculture-related districts in Beijing. Based on GIS spatial analysis of function, Beijing was divided into three urban agricultural subareas according to production economy function, social service function, and ecological protection function. The results indicate that Beijing urban agriculture has an obvious 'core-periphery' spatial structure but with different function-orientation, locational tendency, and development patterns.
Urban–rural linkageEconomicsCommunityBiodiversityPolicyThe role of farmer organisations in marketing periurban 'safe vegetables' in Vietnam.
2010Paule Moustier, Nguyễn Thị Tân Lộc · Agritrop (Cirad) · Vietnam
In Vietnam, urban agriculture significantly contributes to food supply and employment. In 2002, it supplied an estimated 44% of Hanoi's food needs, with over 70% of leafy vegetables originating within a 30 km radius of the city. Approximately 30% of the population in Hanoi Province and Ho Chi Minh City's peri-urban districts are engaged in agriculture.
Peri-urban agricultureEconomicsFood sovereignty & justiceThe Research on the Status and Effect of Urban Agriculture of Kunming:Based the Visual on The Integrated Development of Dianzhong Cities
2010Maoxuan Li, Chen Pan, Zhang Yun-qian · Yunnan Nongye Daxue xuebao · China (Kunming)
This study analyzed the status and function of urban agriculture in Kunming, China, based on the introduction of the Regional Coordinated Development Planning of Dianzhong cities. Kunming's agricultural development was found to play an important role in accelerating economic integration and maintaining harmonious economic and social development within the economic circle. The paper put forward relevant policy recommendations.
PolicyEconomicsTianjin coast urban agriculture characteristic and strategic localization analysis
2009Zhang Ya-guang · Guangdong nongye kexue · China (Tianjin)
This study analyzed the characteristics and strategic localization of Tianjin coastal urban agriculture. Tianjin coastal urban agriculture was shown to possess characteristics such as positional superiority, industrial fusion, multiplicity of functions, essential factor intensiveness, sustainable development, openness, and ecological protection. Its functions include strengthened economic function, consummated environmental protection ecology function, prominent radiation leading function, and developed social culture service function. Key forms include seedling source agriculture, green ecological agriculture, facility agriculture, processing agriculture, sea agriculture, port agriculture, and leisure sightseeing agriculture.
PolicyEconomicsUrban–rural linkageEconomics and Ground Cover Growth Characteristics of a New Method of Shallow Soil Artificial Foundation Planting
2009Jin-Woo Choi, Hag-Kee Kim, Kyong-Jae Lee, Hyun-Kyung Kang · Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture · South Korea
This study analyzed the economics and growth characteristics of native and imported ground cover plants in a new shallow soil rooftop gardening method, using 13cm soil thickness, on the rooftop of the Korean National Housing Corporation. The new method cost 45,000 won/m², which was 50% less expensive than existing methods. Native ground cover plants and some imported species showed increased cover rate, live weight, and dry weight, with improved growth, though some species required weed maintenance.
EconomicsBiodiversityDIYInvestigation on the Development Status of Urban Agriculture Park in Dawei Town
2009Wei‐Chao Jiang · Anhui nongye kexue · China (Hefei City)
This study investigated the urban agriculture park of Dawei Town in Baohe District of Hefei City, China, using site investigation, observation, and questionnaires. It expounded on the park's strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities through SWOT analysis and analyzed new problems under eco-tourism, proposing suggestions.
EconomicsPolicyCommunity加快推行西宁市“农超对接”工作
2009马国珍, 代晖军, 田昌明, 张友录 · 青海经济研究 · China (Xining City)
"Farm-supermarket direct docking" (农超对接) refers to the direct entry of agricultural products into supermarkets, connecting agriculture and supermarkets. This model effectively reduces circulation links and costs for agricultural products, ensuring urban supply and consumption safety and benefiting consumers. Although still in pilot stages in China, it represents a development trend for agricultural product production and marketing.
EconomicsFood sovereignty & justiceUrban–rural linkage