Title & Author:

Urban agriculture Europe / Frank Lohrberg, Lilli Lička, Lionella Scazzosi, Axel Timpe (eds.) ; COST, European Cooperation in Science and Technology.

Publication:

Berlin : Jovis, [2016]

Description:

230 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Urban agriculture Europe: Agriculture interacting with the urban sphere -- Can agriculture be urban? -- From urban food gardening to urban farming -- Urban agriculture from a global perspective -- Exploring diversity of actors in urban agriculture -- Governance of urban agriculture initiatives: insights drawn from European case studies -- Urban agriculture has an economic dimension -- It is a business! business models in urban agriculture -- Creating added value: societal benefits of urban agriculture -- I am not an urban farmer. Am I? -- Agriculture in urban space -- Urban agriculture goes green infrastructure -- Urban agriculture and cultural heritage : a historical and spatial relationship -- From waste to value : urban agriculture enables cycling of resources in cities -- Mending the metabolic rift : placing the 'urban' in urban agriculture -- Urban agriculture practices on the metabolic frontier: cases from Geneva and Rotterdam -- Mapping urban agriculture on the European scale -- The CAP reform as a chance for urban agriculture -- Urban agriculture goes Brussels : urban agriculture as a tool for the Europe 2020 strategy -- Urban agriculture for Europe's metropolitan areas: Barcelona, Dublin, Geneva, Milan, Ruhr, Sofia and Warsaw.

Summary:

"How can agriculture contribute to the sustainable development of European cities? How can agriculture and horticulture create vital urban spaces that have new social and ecological qualities and are also economically viable? Urban Agriculture Europe is the first comprehensive, transdisciplinary publication about urban agriculture in Europe. Apart from well-known examples of urban food gardens in Western European metropolises, this volume also studies innovative forms of periurban agriculture, bringing in experiences in Eastern and Southern Europe. The contributions approach urban agriculture from the point of view of social science, the economy, agricultural ecology, and spatial planning and address the role of citizens, involved parties, and politics, as well as operational models and planning tools. Case studies from Barcelona, Dublin, Geneva, Milan, Sofia, Warsaw, and the Ruhr Metropolis allow a comparative view of European practice. Statements from involved parties and guidance for cities and regions round off the publication."--Page 4 of cover.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9783868593716 (pbk.)
3868593713 (pbk.)

Subject:

Urban agriculture Europe Case studies.
Urban agriculture Social aspects.
Agriculture urbaine Europe Études de cas.
Agriculture urbaine Aspect social.
Urban agriculture
Europe

Form/genre:

Case studies
Études de cas.

Added entries:

Lohrberg, Frank, editor.
Lička, Lilli, editor.
Scazzosi, Lionella, editor.
Timpe, Axel, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 292348
Call No.: BIB 236611
Status: Available