In this study, we examined the literature on how urban agriculture under a circular economy
(CE) model contributes to the development of sustainable cities. Through bibliometric and …

Food supply to ever-growing urban areas follows a linear tendency: cities consume a vast
amount of imported food while generating waste and environmental impacts in different …

In recent years, the concept of the circular economy has been gaining relevance and its
importance has grown both in academia and in rural municipalities in general. The rural …

In this current and global context led by scarcity of resources, environmental degradation,
global climate change, and a progressive demand for food, the circular economy (CE) …

World economic growth has been made possible by the ability to harness the energy of
fossil fuels. From the Industrial Revolution to the present, the atmospheric concentration of …

Rural communities are facing serious waste mismanagement practices around the world
(eg, open dumping, open burning, river dumping, plastic pollution, littering behavior, etc.) …

Research and practice during the last 20 years has shown that urban agriculture can
contribute to minimising the effects of climate change by, at the same time, improving quality …

The year 2007 represented a landmark in history of humankind, witnessing for the very first
time the urban population outmatching the rural population (World Bank, 2018). Never …

The Circular Economy (CE) approach has been conceptualized in 114 definitions collected
and analyzed by Kirchherr, Reike and Hekkert (Kirchherr et alii, 2017) and has been …

Already in agricultural societies issues like the efficient use of natural resources, recycling of
goods and materials, and minimization of food waste were key principles. Current circular …