Although food is an emerging topic on municipal policy and planning agendas, a systematic
examination of policy development, its implementation and the instruments used at the …

In this paper, we analyze the use of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods in the field
of rural studies by means of a content analysis of the leading journals. We begin with a short …

Aquaponics is a food production system which connects recirculating aquaculture (fish) to
hydroponics (plants) systems. Although aquaponics has the potential to improve soil …

This paper develops a conceptual link between smart city planning and urban food systems
research in terms of governance and innovation. The 'smart city'concept is linked to an urban …

Over the last decades, urban agriculture (UA) and controlled environmental agriculture
(CEA) have been growing in many urban areas of the world to supply fresh food locally and …

The growth of urban agriculture (UA) has raised the awareness of city officials and civil
society organizations of its potential effects on food systems. This has led to various policies …

Abstract The Green Infrastructure (GI) Strategy was adopted by the European Commission in
2013, to promote the deployment of GI by integrating it into main policy areas. Despite a high …

This study aims to identify the success factors and main barriers and threats to developing
peri-urban farms implementing various business models. For that purpose, a survey was …

Multiple crises and challenges in the food sector are driving a rising need for innovative food
production methods that could provide a growing urban population with high-quality …

Producing enough healthy food for a globally growing urban population within planetary
boundaries requires more resource-efficient and localized food production systems …