In recent years, urban agriculture (UA) projects have bloomed throughout the world, finding
large applications also in the developed economies of the so-called Global North. As …

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 …

This paper offers a comprehensive review on a bibliometric analysis of the published
research on the most recent generation of urban gardens. Urban gardens have been part of …

Purpose Presence of heavy metals in urban agriculture is considered a major ecological
risk. The aim of this research is to determine concentrations and background values of …

The desire for fresh, local food has increased interest in alternative food production
approaches, such as private small-scale agriculture, wherein households grow their own …

Community gardens are “green oases” of recent cities with many benefits for human society.
From a human health perspective, these benefits can be damaged by chemical …

Gardening and urban food production is an increasingly popular activity, which can improve
physical and mental health and provide low cost nutritious food. However, the legacy of …

Urban gardening is popular in many cities. However, many urban soils are contaminated
and pose risks to human health. This study was conducted in a highly publicized urban …

In recent years, urban agriculture has been asserting its relevance as part of a vibrant and
diverse food system due to its small scale, its focus on nutrition, its contribution to food …

Although polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals (HMs) are abundant
around cities, few researchers have studied the complex concentrations and joint risks of …