Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture as a Tool for Food Security and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: The Case of Mestre

Lucertini, Giulia; Giustino, Gianmarco Di

doi:10.3390/su13115999

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“…On the plus side, over the last three decades, there has been an increase in global initiatives to build low-carbon, resilient cities, with some major examples shown in Figure 1. Promoting and practicing sustainable urban agriculture is currently one of the dominant strategies for addressing urban food insecurity and contributing to climate change mitigation by reducing UHI [29,33]. Adoption of agroecology can help to enhance the potential of urban agriculture by emphasizing the importance of building diverse and resilient farms [29].…”

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Appraising Agroecological Urbanism: A Vision for the Future of Sustainable Cities

Cheng

Azmi

et al. 2022

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By the mid-century, urban areas are expected to house two-thirds of the world’s population of approximately 10 billion people. The key challenge will be to provide food for all with fewer farmers in rural areas and limited options for expanding cultivated fields in urban areas, with sustainable soil management being a fundamental criterion for achieving sustainability goals. Understanding how nature works in a fast changing world and fostering nature-based agriculture (such as low-input farming) are crucial for sustaining food systems in the face of worsening urban heat island (UHI) effects and other climatic variables. The best fit for the context is transformative agroecology, which connects ecological networks, sustainable farming approaches, and social movements through change-oriented research and action. Even though agroecology has been practiced for over a century, its potential to address the socioeconomic impact of the food system remained largely unexplored until recently. Agroecological approaches, which involve effective interactions between researchers, policy makers, farmers, and consumers, can improve social cohesion and socioeconomic synergies while reducing the use of various agricultural inputs. This review presents a timeline of agroecology transformation from the past to the present and discusses the possibilities, prospects, and challenges of agroecological urbanism toward a resilient urban future.

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Section: The Rise Of Urban Agroecologymentioning

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Appraising Agroecological Urbanism: A Vision for the Future of Sustainable Cities

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Azmi

et al. 2022

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“…In addition, cities increasingly need food supplies, but growth of cities is reducing urban and peri-urban green spaces and removing food production. Sustainable food production should therefore be located close to the centers of consumption [4].…”

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Benefits of Non-Commercial Urban Agricultural Practices—A Systematic Literature Review

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Huang,

Vickers

et al. 2024

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Urban agriculture refers to any type of activity located within or around a city designed to provide ecosystem services. Given the rapid population growth and urbanization, urban agriculture is seen as a potential alternative route to a more sustainable urban food system. This review answers the main question: What are the benefits of non-commercial of Urban Agriculture (NCUA) forms and its contribution towards food production? using a systematic literature review approach. The methodology involved capturing 1355 recent articles from qualified search engines, using key terms according to the defined question, then screened for relevance and the defined scope of this review, resulting in a final selection of 40 articles for analysis. The results show that implementing NCUA practices has multifaced social, economic, and environmental benefits, such as improving people’s health, reducing expenditure on food and creating sustainable cities, highlighting the need to recognize the multifaceted role of NCUA in promoting a more sustainable lifestyle and strengthening local communities and engagement. Moreover, awareness of urban agriculture differs between developed and developing countries, as does the recognition and valorization of its benefits. Further research is needed to examine the enabling factors and barriers to NCUA adoption in different urban context, the resource implications, and the long-term sustainability of these practices.

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“…Our societies are facing urgent and interdependent global crises due to climate change and biodiversity loss, which are causing and will increasingly cause negative impacts in the future [1,2]. Climate change and the consequent average increase in temperatures represent serious risk factors that will have significant impacts on both food production, thus food security [3], and rural lands and landscapes, which are identity elements, essential for local cultures and traditions [4].…”

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Spatial Analysis of the Vulnerability to Flooding in the Rural Context: The Case of the Emilia Romagna Region

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The adversities of climate change represent a serious risk factor on both food production, rural territories and landscapes. In light of these irreversible trends, the process of adaptation of the rural territory is a necessary step, in order to increase its climate resilience. In this study, the vulnerability assessment was the tool used to evaluate the specific phenomenon of “flooding and backwatering” in the case study of Emilia Romagna region (Italy). The approach was based on the IPCC’s risk analysis methodology, populated by different layers regarding specifical proxies related to the adaptive capacity and the sensitivity of the territory to water stagnation, then we assessed with the normalization process of the different information levels. The aim of the research consisted in the realization of a regional map of the vulnerability to floods and backwaters, in order to rank the territory to this specific phenomenon. The final result could be useful both for the relationship with planning choices and for local-based actions in agricultural policies that in Italy are taken at regional level.

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Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture as a Tool for Food Security and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: The Case of Mestre

Cited by 29 publications

References 51 publications

Appraising Agroecological Urbanism: A Vision for the Future of Sustainable Cities

Appraising Agroecological Urbanism: A Vision for the Future of Sustainable Cities

Benefits of Non-Commercial Urban Agricultural Practices—A Systematic Literature Review

Spatial Analysis of the Vulnerability to Flooding in the Rural Context: The Case of the Emilia Romagna Region

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