Research & reports

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

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• Urban horticulture: a part of the biodiversity picture

  1994

  H. B. Tukey · Cambridge University Press eBooks · Global

  This paper defines urban horticulture as the functional use of plants to improve urban environments. It states that urban horticulture contributes to screening views, food production, reducing noise and air pollution, ameliorating urban climates, and improving human well-being. The abstract notes that information on city plants often comes from observations and anecdotes, and that strategies from commercial agriculture do not always apply well to urban horticulture.

  BiodiversityHealthClimate changeFood sovereignty & justice
  Read source →DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511759406.020

• Studies of the role of school gardens in Combatting malnutrition in Sri Lankan children†

  1988

  Kasipathy Kailasapathy · Ecology of Food and Nutrition · Sri Lanka

  This study developed a model school garden (28m²) in Sri Lanka to provide part of the nutritional requirements for school children. The garden produced an average daily yield of 813g of vegetables, supplying significant percentages of a 10-12 year old child's recommended daily intake, including 115% of calcium, 151% of iron, 557% of vitamin A, and 1222% of vitamin C.

  Food educationHealthWelfare
  Read source →DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1988.9991024

• Urban Horticulture: Horticulture for Populated Areas1

  1983

  H. B. Tukey · HortScience · Global

  Urban horticulture is defined as a scientific field focused on the functional uses of plants to maintain and improve urban environments. These functional uses extend beyond aesthetics to include screening against wind and views, influencing climate, reducing noise, combating air pollution, providing food, and enhancing human well-being in densely populated areas. The audience for urban horticulture includes landscape professionals, plant societies, and amateur horticulturists.

  CommunityHealthClimate changeBiodiversity
  Read source →DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.18.1.11

• Plants as “Children” in Introductory Child Psychology

  1979

  William E. Roweton · Psychological Reports · Global

  This study discussed the instructional advantages of growing vegetable seedlings in an introductory child psychology course. The project drew students' attention to the importance of nutrition in child development, as well as the popularity and practicalities of urban gardening. Additionally, the activity of "raising" plants proved to be a provocative analogy to "rearing" children.

  Food educationHealthDIY
  Read source →DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1979.45.3.768

• 1p-F-15 Spherical rotorの回転相関関数と中性子散乱

  1971

  重一朗 浜, 伝 中村 · 年会予稿集 · Cuba

  In Cuba, programs such as dietary diversification, food fortification, and supplementation are implemented to address micronutrient deficiencies like iron, vitamin A, and iodine. Urban agriculture is positioned as one strategy to increase dietary diversity by enhancing the availability and consumption of vegetables and fruits. Research in Cuba has shown that vitamin A deficiency is nonexistent in children up to 7 years of age.

  HealthFood sovereignty & justice
  Read source →DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601820