Urban Agriculture: Production, Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Systems and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2022) | Viewed by 672
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Physical and psychological health benefits of gardening, focusing on children and older adults; effective strategies for building and sustaining local food systems; effective teaching pedagogies for online and graduate education in urban food systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urban and peri-urban agriculture is part of a local food system in which food is produced in and around cities, and is marketed to consumers within that area. Crop production, animal-raising, and fish-farming, as well as non-food products such as growing flowers, producing seeds, and ecological services, are all part of urban agriculture. Urban agriculture also includes the processing and marketing of food and non-food products produced in and around urban areas, alongside the uses of compost and (treated or untreated) urban wastewater as resources. Urban agriculture occurs on open land areas in the city as well as in backyards, rooftops, and in indoor spaces. Providing access to fresh food produced in and around the city could have important social (food safety, public health, and community development), economic (community development, resource management, and markets), and environmental (climate change, pollution, and resource management) impacts for a city.
This Special Issue aims to publish novel research findings and review papers that address the production, social, economic, and environmental impacts of urban agriculture.
Dr. Candice Shoemaker
Dr. Eleni Pliakoni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- peri-urban agriculture
- urban food systems
- controlled-environment agriculture
- diversified farming
- small-scale food production
- aquaponics
- hydroponics
- regional food systems
- high-tunnel systems
- protected cultivation
- indoor farming systems
- ecosystem services
- food miles
- efficiency
- economic growth
- cost–benefit considerations
- resource management
