Urban Agriculture as a Productive Green Infrastructure for Environmental and Social Well-Being

Lin, Brenda B.; Philpott, Stacy M.; Jha, Shalene; Liere, Heidi

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-4113-6_8

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“…We selected 42 allotment and 43 home gardens ( Fig. 1), representing the two most common urban garden types worldwide (Lin et al, 2017). Allotment gardens are cultivated lots of land in an urban area, normally used for recreational purposes or the cultivation of fruits, vegetables and flowers (Bell et al, 2016).…”

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Litter decomposition driven by soil fauna, plant diversity and soil management in urban gardens

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Science of The Total Environment

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which should be cited to refer to this work. richness decreased, with the exception of gastropods, and soil fauna abundance increased with urban warming. Our data also show that plant species richness positively affected litter decomposition by increasing soil fauna species richness and microbial activity. A multivariate analysis of organic compounds in litter residues confirmed the importance of soil fauna species richness and garden management on litter decomposition processes. Overall, we showed, that also in intensively managed urban green spaces, such as gardens, biodiversity of plants and soil fauna drives key ecosystem processes. Urban planning strategies that integrate soil protecting management practices may help to maintain important ecosystem services in this heavily used urban environment.

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Litter decomposition driven by soil fauna, plant diversity and soil management in urban gardens

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Bayon

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“…The dataset of 37 soil quality indicators (Figure 1) was measured at 170 plots in 85 urban gardens in the city of Zurich, Switzerland, comprising 42 allotment and 43 home gardens ( Figure S1). These two garden types are the most frequent in Switzerland, but also comparatively worldwide (Lin et al, 2017). Allotment gardens represent a plot of land rented by gardeners, usually located in urban or semi-urban areas, while home gardens are often situated around private houses.…”

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Urban Soil Quality Assessment—A Comprehensive Case Study Dataset of Urban Garden Soils

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“…Bringing agriculture into the built environment changes the relationships between urban residents, agriculture, food, and the landscape. HTUA contributes to the creation of a "productive green infrastructure for social wellbeing" through "local food production" and "improving the health of urban residents" [14] (p. 160). Gould and Caplow [13] argue that these kinds of practices have "the potential to significantly reduce fossil fuel consumption, improve urban ecology, enhance food safety and security, enrich the lives of city dwellers and conserve building energy" [13] (p. 150).…”

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High-Tech Urban Agriculture in Amsterdam: An Actor Network Analysis

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The agriculture and horticulture sector in the Netherlands is one of the most productive in the world. Although the sector is one of the most advanced and intense agricultural production systems worldwide, it faces challenges, such as climate change and environmental and social unsustainability of industrial production. To overcome these challenges, alternative food production initiatives have emerged, especially in large cities such as Amsterdam. Some initiatives involve producing food in the urban environment, supported by new technologies and practices, so-called high-tech urban agriculture (HTUA). These initiatives make cultivation of plants inside and on top of buildings possible and increase green spaces in urban areas. The emerging agricultural technologies are creating new business environments that are shape d by technology developers (e.g., suppliers of horticultural light emitting diodes (LED) and control environment systems) and developers of alternative food production practices (e.g., HTUA start-ups). However, research shows that the uptake of these technological innovations in urban planning processes is problematic. Therefore, this research analyzes the barriers that local government planners and HTUA developers are facing in the embedding of HTUA in urban planning processes, using the city of Amsterdam as a case study. This study draws on actor-network theory (ANT) to analyze the interactions between planners, technologies, technology developers and developers of alternative food production practices. Several concepts of ANT are integrated into a multi-level perspective on sustainability transitions (MLP) to create a new theoretical framework that can explain how interactions between technologies and planning actors transform the incumbent social–technical regime. The configuration of interactions between social and material entities in technology development and adoption processes in Amsterdam is analyzed through the lens of this theoretical framework. The data in this study were gathered by tracing actors and their connections by using ethnographic research methods. In the course of the integration of new technologies into urban planning practices, gaps between technologies, technology developers, and planning actors have been identified. The results of this study show a lacking connection between planning actors and technology developers, although planning actors do interact with developers of alternative food production practices. These interactions are influenced by agency of artefacts such as visualizations of the future projects. The paper concludes that for the utilization of emerging technologies for sustainability transition of cities, the existing gap between technology developers and planning actors needs to be bridged through the integration of technology development visions in urban agendas and planning processes.

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Urban Agriculture as a Productive Green Infrastructure for Environmental and Social Well-Being

Cited by 45 publications

References 102 publications

Litter decomposition driven by soil fauna, plant diversity and soil management in urban gardens

Litter decomposition driven by soil fauna, plant diversity and soil management in urban gardens

Urban Soil Quality Assessment—A Comprehensive Case Study Dataset of Urban Garden Soils

High-Tech Urban Agriculture in Amsterdam: An Actor Network Analysis

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