The Role of Urban Farming in Revitalizing Cities for Climate Change Adaptation and Attaining Sustainable Development: Case of the City of Conegliano, Italy

Mousa, Haidy; Elhadidi, May; Abdelhafez, Hadil; Tonini, Pietro; Fellin, Lorenzo; Frongia, Antonella; Castellucci, Virginia; Aboulnaga, Mohsen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30841-4_40

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“…The climate crisis and the change of the environment is now apparent (IPCC 2018), however the impact on ecosystems, vegetation and living organisms is constantly being examined. According to the UN-Habitat, cities are responsible for 50-60% of the global CO 2 emissions and about 75% of the global primary energy with buildings and transport as major contributors (Mousa et al 2020). Considering that projections indicate that approximately 70% of the global population will live in cities by 2050 (UN DESA 2018), we ought to think how urban centres are impacting on the environment and what the solutions we have in our hands to accommodate a more sustainable living are.…”

Section: Key Concepts On Urban Farming Ecosystems and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is evidence that urban agriculture is of great significance for global food security and that can allow cities to expand while producing clean food and preserve ecological balance of their ecosystems (Mousa et al 2020). As Li et al (2020) suggest, "the increasing population and continuous urbanization make food security prominent in sustainable development.…”

Section: Key Concepts On Urban Farming Ecosystems and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Using this evidence, this paper examines three different urban farming models, focusing on the steps required to enhance adaptation and mitigation and how these affect governance, farmers, scientists and other relevant organizations. The importance of this study is justified by Mousa et al (2020) who explain that "integrating urban farms into the city fabric has many economic, social and environmental benefits. It offers clean food, while improving air quality resulting from carbon emissions and air pollution mitigation" (Mousa et al 2020).…”

Section: Key Concepts On Urban Farming Ecosystems and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The importance of this study is justified by Mousa et al (2020) who explain that "integrating urban farms into the city fabric has many economic, social and environmental benefits. It offers clean food, while improving air quality resulting from carbon emissions and air pollution mitigation" (Mousa et al 2020). In addition to the pioneering farming models presented below, the broader SATURN project is creating a holistic visioning approach (Nikologianni et al 2020) to support the establishment of new models and sustainable designs within cities and regions.…”

Section: Key Concepts On Urban Farming Ecosystems and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Urban Farming Models, Ecosystems and Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Environments: The Case of SATURN Pan European Programme

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The “System and sustainable Approach to virTuous interaction of Urban and Rural LaNdscapes” (SATURN) project is exploring how resilience at a city scale might be achieved and how the issues of landscape fragmentation, governance and land management can be addressed resulting in a sustainable future. The EIT Climate-KIC SATURN project is based on a collaboration between three cities of very different scales and contexts, those of Gothenburg in western Sweden, Trento in northern Italy, and Birmingham in the United Kingdom. This paper focuses on the ways in which urban farming can become an important tool to mitigate or adapt to climate change in urban environments by exploring how the three major cities of SATURN deal with these concepts. Using the experience gained throughout the SATURN project as well as the strong communication developed within the consortium, the paper introduces the reasons why urban farming is not just an agricultural activity, but it relates to climate awareness, health and an element of community. With the examples of different urban farming models, this research presents the fully entrepreneurial model of Gothenburg, where a business model fosters sustainable and successful small-scale farming through municipal management of small allotments with associated basic infrastructure leased out to entrepreneurs. Public underutilized land is matched with farmers in order for them to scale up their businesses and provide sustainable food, by limiting the shipping distance of the produce. In the Trento case, bottom-up and more institutional processes have been combined to foster short local supply chains through the Nutrire Trento networking process which could benefit from the introduction of a land lease scheme named “banca della terra” (to support agricultural land recovery). The case of Birmingham presents a different model where farming in an urban environment is mostly seen as a support to communities, mental health and awareness, rather than an entrepreneurial activity. The innovation in this paper comes in the form of different European models related to urban agriculture and best practices, demonstrating how abandoned and underutilised public and private land can be regenerated and become an active part of the urban realm. Insights on the ways in which the three different models operate, as well as results on how farming in an urban environment can enhance resilient cities are discussed in this paper. Keywords: urban farming, climate change, landscape ecosystems, entrepreneurial agriculture, community farming

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Section: Key Concepts On Urban Farming Ecosystems and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Key Concepts On Urban Farming Ecosystems and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Key Concepts On Urban Farming Ecosystems and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Key Concepts On Urban Farming Ecosystems and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Urban Farming Models, Ecosystems and Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Environments: The Case of SATURN Pan European Programme

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Betta²,

Andreola³

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“…In many instances, processes to improve the security of tenure conditions of slums have already started [6]. Recently, urban farming is exploiting buildings' roofs within slums in many cities to provide a source of income, which proved to be socially viable and the sustainable for the slums and the dwellers [7,8].…”

Section: Box 21 Informal Areas (Slums) Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%