Research & reports

欧阳炜, Liu Jie · 蔬菜 · China (Urumqi)

This study stated that urban agriculture is an emerging industry integrating primary, secondary, and tertiary industries, playing a promotional role in socio-economic development, agricultural modernization, increasing farmers' income, and healthy urban development. For the sustainable development of modern urban agriculture in Urumqi City, it was suggested that agriculture should be based as the foundation for social stability and economic development, drawing on domestic and international experiences to establish a practical, innovative, scientific, and reasonable operating model integrated with regional economic development plans.

Sook Mee Lee, In Ho Kim · Journal of people, plants, and environment · South Korea

This study analyzed research trends concerning the characteristics and social conditions of domestic homeless populations in South Korea, focusing on community garden programs for self-support. It suggests that integrating community gardens into supportive housing could offer comprehensive services to the homeless, including physical and mental health care, improved sociality, job training, and communication spaces for rehabilitation.

Kyung-chan Min, Jee-young Kim, yong-hoon Son · Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) · South Korea

A study in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea, investigated 45 spontaneous agricultural lands, primarily around Mt. Gwanak, which often present risks like disaster, pollution, and landscape degradation. Using GIS, satellite images, field surveys, and interviews, the study classified these lands into six types. Three types were well-managed, while three types were in poor condition, indicating governance challenges. The research discusses the causes of these conditions and explores the potential for these lands to become community open spaces.

Gunwon Lee, Yunnam Jeong, Seongkyun Ji, Seiyong Kim · Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society · South Korea

This study aimed to improve Biotope Area Ratio (BAR) systems to address the increasing demand for urban agriculture, particularly in residential complexes where architectural and urban planning responses are lacking. It found that existing BAR systems are limited for crop cultivation because they only consider vegetation. The research proposes expanding BAR systems to include plant growth capacity factors, such as daylight, planting interval, area, and soil depth, to better accommodate urban agriculture demands.

Zulfadhli Nasution · · Indonesia (Jakarta, Bandung, Bogor)

This study investigated the relationship between urban farming communities and food sovereignty in Jakarta, Bandung, and Bogor, Indonesia. The findings suggest that the discourse of food sovereignty has not been exposed to urban farming communities. This is attributed to urban farming having different historical roots and social and political characteristics compared to the food sovereignty movement.

Mima Kurniasih · Jurnal Administrasi Publik Public Administration Journal · Indonesia (Surabaya)

This study described and analyzed the implementation of an Urban Farming program in Made Village, Sambikerep District, Surabaya City, Indonesia, and assessed its contribution to food security for poor communities. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, the research found that the Urban Farming program's implementation was successful, improving food security through increased food stock and reduced food expenses. However, further improvement is needed, particularly regarding stakeholder participation.

조성, 최정민 · 한국주거학회 학술발표대회 논문집 · South Korea (Seoul)

This study surveyed 102 low-income respondents in Seoul's Shin-nae 10th apartment complex from July 1st to August 15th to inform the development of a new Welfare Community Garden model. Findings indicated that most low-income families preferred such a garden, desired nearby facilities with educational programs, and were willing to pay using a munhwa nuri card.

심주영, 조경진 · 한국조경학회지 = Journal of Korean institute of landscape architecture · South Korea

This study aims to rediscover urban gardening as an everyday culture overlooked during urbanization. Focusing on Haebangchon, an organic urban residential area in Yongsan-dong 2-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, it examines how urban gardening, in its modern sense, connects with the lives of single-family home residents to improve the physical environment and foster relationships among local residents, through understanding its characteristics and spatial features.

J.I.H. Oh, Hae-Sun Park · 한국생활환경학회지 · South Korea

This study investigated urban agricultural complex building planning to activate local communities in South Korea, focusing on the social functions of urban agriculture. Analysis revealed that domestic community gardens lack experiential, educational, food/beverage, and sales spaces compared to foreign cases. The study concluded that sustainable community gardens require long-term networks and diverse programs, along with specific spaces and programs for various generations to vitalize local characteristics.

Wang Jing-pen · · China

This study examines a new "agriculture-education-economy" cycle model, using the Liuyiyuan Urban Agriculture Demonstration Garden in Wenzhou as an example, to promote practical education amidst agricultural upgrading and restructuring. Based on regional cultural characteristics and client psychological needs, a planning concept was proposed to integrate tourism, agricultural production, demonstrations, entertainment, science education, and leisure activities within the natural environment. The aim is to unify human activity and the natural environment.

Kristina Satterlee · Digital Commons @ Connecticut College (Connecticut College) · India (Mumbai); United States (New York City)

This comparative study of urban agriculture in Mumbai, India, and New York City, USA, utilized in-depth interviews with urban farmers and secondary research. The research revealed that farms and gardens in lower-income areas in both cities had access to significantly fewer resources than their counterparts in wealthier areas. Additionally, both movements struggled to form networks across socioeconomic divides.

Joo-Young 심주영Sim, Kyung-Jin 조경진Zoh · · South Korea (Seoul)

This study re-examines urban gardening as an overlooked daily culture in the urbanization process, focusing on the self-forming residential area of Haebangchon in Seoul, South Korea. It found that urban gardens in single-family housing areas function as a medium to improve the physical environment and strengthen relationships among residents. Urban gardening in Haebangchon has evolved across various spaces and attributes, reflecting changes in modern residential history and lifestyles, and contributes to unique local landscapes and community interaction.

Lai Ping Ellie Chung · · China (Hong Kong)

A qualitative case study conducted in a purposive Hong Kong kindergarten investigated the implementation of gardening workshops in school gardens and what children learned during their participation. Information was collected using unstructured observations, semi-structured interviews, documentation, and physical artifacts. The study found that children experienced less experiential learning than expected during the gardening workshops. Reasons identified included fewer choices for children, less free time for exploration and interaction with the garden environment and people, more waiting time, highly structured and controlled interactions through adult regulations, and the influence of adults' varying strategies on children's performance.

Min Wang · · China (Xi'an)

This study analyzed the dynamic change and spatial difference of urban agricultural multi-functionality in Xi'an metropolitan zone, China, from 2000 to 2013. Using a comprehensive evaluation method and coupling coordinative degree model, it found that production, economic, and social functions generally rose, while ecological function declined. The overall multi-functional coupling coordination degree increased only slightly, and remained low across all regions, showing a core-periphery distribution.

이숙미, 김인호 · · South Korea

This study analyzed research trends on community garden programs for homeless self-support in South Korea. Homeless individuals exhibit high rates of physical and mental disabilities, making healthcare crucial for rehabilitation. The abstract suggests that instituting community gardens within supportive housing could offer comprehensive services such as improving sociality, providing job training opportunities, physical and mental health care, and communication spaces for rehabilitation.

임정언, 성종상 · 한국전통조경학회지 · South Korea

This study examined the agricultural philosophy of Seogye Park Sedang and his treatise Saekgyeong (1676) from the Joseon Dynasty, considering its relevance to modern urban agriculture. The research identified four values: socio-economic for small farmers' stability and self-reliance, experiential for agricultural practice as learning, environmental for adapting to nature, and practical for sharing wisdom. These values align with modern urban agriculture's potential contributions to welfare, education, ecological restoration, and knowledge sharing.

Zulfadhli Nasution · · Indonesia (Jakarta)

A case study in Jakarta, Bandung, and Bogor, Indonesia, examined the engagement between urban farming communities and food sovereignty. Findings indicate that the food sovereignty discourse has not significantly exposed urban farming communities due to differing historical backgrounds and social/political views between urban farming and rural peasantry-based movements. The study suggests prerequisites for strengthening food sovereignty among urban food advocates, including building consumer consciousness and urban-rural solidarity.

Arga Triyandana, Mimien Henie Irawati, Ibrohim Ibrohim, Susilowati Susilowati, Endang Budiasih · Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Universitas Negeri Malang · Indonesia

This research aimed to develop learning tools for Ecosystem and Environmental Studies using project-based learning to support urban farming in junior high schools, following the Borg and Gall research and development model. Validation of the learning tools (syllabus, lesson plans, and modules) by instructional design experts and education practitioners showed they were valid with minor revisions, making them ready for implementation. Validation of the modules by material and media experts also confirmed their validity with only minor revisions needed.

Intan Zainab Bauw, Suharko · · Indonesia

A 2015 qualitative case study of "Bandung Berkebun," an urban farming community in Bandung, Indonesia, examines its resource mobilization process using resource mobilization theory from social movement studies (the McCarthy and Zald, and Edwards frameworks). Based on direct interviews, participant observation, and secondary data, it finds that Bandung Berkebun accessed resources through self-aggregation and self-production, drawing on human resources in the form of creative activists, cultural resources in the form of innovative ideas and concepts, and social-organizational resources in the form of strong networks. However, while the group achieved considerable community-sustainability outcomes, the study notes that in terms of realizing the movement's longer-term vision, its resource mobilization process remained mere mobilization, not yet fully directed toward ensuring that vision's realization.

WU Xiao-da · Anhui nongye kexue · China

The background of eco-friendly agriculture development and the meaning and interactive relationship between eco-friendly agriculture and community supported agriculture (CSA) in China are discussed, along with an analysis of CSA's current development status and a summary of four typical CSA operating modes. Existing problems in CSA development are identified, and promotion strategies and policy recommendations are proposed for the construction, implementation and promotion of CSA, without presenting quantitative results.

蔡万涛, 李云伏 · 农业科技管理 · China

This paper reviews the achievements in scientific and technological innovation and service delivery at the Ministry of Agriculture's Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (North China), part of China's national agricultural science and technology innovation system, since its establishment. It systematically summarizes the laboratory's development experience across macro-level coordination, organizational cooperation, resource sharing, collaborative innovation, team building and research integrity, presenting it as a reference for the development of modern urban agriculture in China.

王东升, 刘家琴 · 果农之友 · China

A journalistic feature marks the first anniversary of Beijing's first "urban agriculture science courtyard," jointly established by the Beijing and Changping soil-fertilizer stations and China Agricultural University at the Xinchengyuan fruit cooperative in Changping district. The article describes on-site visits documenting the courtyard's work extending urban agriculture technology, training new-type professional farmers, and hosting researchers and graduate students on-site to provide free, barrier-free, immediate technical services aimed at boosting strawberry yields, resource efficiency, and farmer income, without giving specific quantitative results.

Jurusan Arsitektur, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Brawijaya, Ema Yunita Titisari, Damayanti Asikin, Jurusan Arsitektur, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Brawijaya · Review of Urbanism and Architectural Studies · Indonesia

This study examines landscape arrangement through an urban farming program as one way to address the shortage of green open space in a dense urban kampung in Malang, Indonesia. Urban farming is presented as improving both ecological quality and the visual aspect of the environment while also having potential as economic activity. For the densely populated Kampung Tembalangan, the landscape planning process proceeded through evaluation of existing conditions, analysis of potential, and consideration of alternative solutions. The results showed that the urban farming techniques practiced in the kampung can function simultaneously as architectural aesthetic elements and create space serving multiple needed functions.

Yang Feng-x · · China

A field investigation with detailed records examined the safety of park green spaces in major parks and community gardens in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, China. Measured against a "people-oriented" guiding principle and a "select the auspicious, avoid the inauspicious" principle, the study identifies several safety hazards and unreasonable plant arrangements present in these park green spaces as irrational, and proposes methods and countermeasures to address them.

Satrya Wulan Darmayanti · Kebijakan dan Manajemen Publik · Indonesia (Surabaya)

This qualitative study describes the community empowerment strategy used by the Surabaya City Agriculture Department, Indonesia, to raise the incomes of participants in an urban catfish farming ("Budidaya Lele") program in the Pakis district. Informants, selected purposively, included the department's head of production, training staff, and program participants. Data were analyzed through reduction, presentation, verification, and triangulation. The department's strategy comprised three elements: organizing participants into "gotong royong" (mutual-aid) community groups, providing mentoring through seminars, training, and monitoring, and jointly planning the program with participating residents.