Impacts of urbanization: diversity and the symbiotic relationships of rural, urban, and spaces in-between

Smith, George R.; Archer, Reginald S.; Nandwani, Dilip; Li, Jianwei

doi:10.1080/13504509.2017.1383321

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“…This event was in support of sustainable agriculture after 1770 and driven by the dissatisfaction towards Industrial Agriculture. From the 20th century to the 21st century, the symbiotic relationship between agriculture and industry, urban areas and rural areas developed even more strongly (Smith, G., Archer, R., Nandwani, D., & Li, J., 2017).…”

Section: Symbiotic Relationship In the Human Ecosystemmentioning

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Sustainable Symbiotic Relationship in The Human Ecosystem in The Development of Public Spaces (Case of Hanoi Historical Inner-City Area)

Doan¹,

Pham²,

Doan³

2021

IJSCET

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In the last few years, the concept of the Human Ecosystem has been mentioned a lot frequently in Urban Environments related to social and natural ecosystems. The organization of public spaces cannot help but affect the relationships between human and natural ecology, economy, and culture. Perhaps the human activities have compromised the ecosystem so those relationships can be easily broken down. But it can also be enriched orrecovered from failures by establishing Symbiotic Relationships between natural, economic, and cultural elements in urban ecosystems. The research presents theoretical issues of Human Ecosystems in public space organization and specific applications in thecase of Hanoi historical inner-city areas. It focuses on discussing theories of the structure and morphology of Human Ecosystems, the human behavior, the relationship between community behaviors, natural environment, and architecture of public spaces, to organize, enrich, and balance the service ecosystem of public spaces. These features are considered vital by the author in contributing to the preservation of natural resources, urban architectural heritage, creating architectural spaces and planning of public spaces towards ecological and green urban development.

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Section: Symbiotic Relationship In the Human Ecosystemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Symbiotic Relationship in The Human Ecosystem in The Development of Public Spaces (Case of Hanoi Historical Inner-City Area)

Doan¹,

Pham²,

Doan³

2021

IJSCET

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“…Draper and Freedman (2010) also concluded that nutritional improvements in food were one of the benefits most recognized by urban gardeners in community gardening in the United States. On the other hand, there is a growing interest worldwide in adoption and expansion of the organic production system (FAO 2007;Smith et al 2017b), as it is considered to be one of the less harmful agricultural systems both for the environment and the human health. In a study conducted by Smith et al (2017a), organic agriculture provided a validated benchmark for defining and establishing sustainable agriculture principles, criteria and indicators, based on that it supports and facilitates resilient social, economic and environmental sustainability in rural and urban contexts.…”

Section: Organic Food Consumption and Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal

Mourão

Moreira

Almeida

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International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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Urban allotment gardens (AG) in Portugal have increased in recent years, as in many other European countries and worldwide. The contribution of these gardens to the happiness and well-being of urban populations has been recognized, but evaluations of their benefits are still very scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate this contribution, based on the urban organic AG of the Devesa Park in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. The sample included 65 gardeners who completed the self-administered questionnaires of Bem-Estar Pessoal (personal well-being scale), Felicidade Subjetiva (subjective happiness scale) and sociodemographic characteristics. Respondents were mainly adults under 65 years, married and academically well qualified and about half of them had a professional activity, with nearly one third being retired. They considered themselves happy with their life (Personal Wellbeing Index = 74.5%) and revealed an optimistic and positive attitude towards life, regardless of economic or social difficulties. The increased frequency of visits for gardening was positively related to a greater perception of subjective happiness. The gardeners who visited the AG more frequently considered themselves happier from a self-perspective and in comparison with peers. It can be suggested that urban organic AG represent a means for enhancing citizen well-being, contributing positively to their feelings of happiness and life satisfaction, changing behaviours and developing personal capacities. Beyond economic measures, urban AG can be recommended to capture the well-being of societies.

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“…In rural areas close to cities and peri-urban contexts, urbanization has a strong impact on the farming sector and farmland, leading to the construction of new governance, networks, and policies at a local level [15,16]. These cooperation models often create power relations between urban decision-making authorities and rural populations who are directly confronted with the consequences of urbanization [15,17]. This raises questions regarding the empowerment of rural populations, especially farmers, near cities [18,19].…”

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Promoting Rural Regeneration and Sustainable Farming near Cities Thanks to Facilitating Operators in France? The Case of the Versailles Plain’s Association Governance Model

Robert-Bœuf

2023

Sustainability

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Food and agricultural systems in rural areas close to cities have been the subject of much academic research, revealing difficulties due to the proximity of cities, land pressure, and complex governance between cities and rural areas. This article aims to analyze the case study of the Versailles Plain Association (VPA), which proposes an original form of facilitation that contributes to the effectiveness of territorial governance in a rural area close to Paris. It is based on a qualitative method, gathering 52 interviews and heritage audits that were carried out in the framework of the European project H2020 Ruralization. The analysis shows that the VPA is a facilitating operator that brings together stakeholders from both the agricultural and urban worlds, allowing collective projects around a territorial identity. This territorial identity promotes agriculture and rural lifestyles, which become positive embodiments of local development. This facilitating operator thus offers an alternative to urbanization and produces forms of ruralization processes.

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Impacts of urbanization: diversity and the symbiotic relationships of rural, urban, and spaces in-between

Cited by 15 publications

References 12 publications

Sustainable Symbiotic Relationship in The Human Ecosystem in The Development of Public Spaces (Case of Hanoi Historical Inner-City Area)

Sustainable Symbiotic Relationship in The Human Ecosystem in The Development of Public Spaces (Case of Hanoi Historical Inner-City Area)

Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal

Promoting Rural Regeneration and Sustainable Farming near Cities Thanks to Facilitating Operators in France? The Case of the Versailles Plain’s Association Governance Model

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