Past results and future directions in urban community gardens research

D Guitart, C Pickering, J Byrne - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2012 - Elsevier
Globally, rapid urbanisation has substantially reduced the amount of viable agricultural land–
a food security issue. Food security is bringing a renewed scholarly interest in community …

A systematic review highlights that there are multiple benefits of urban agriculture besides food

P Pradhan, M Callaghan, Y Hu, K Dahal, C Hunecke… - Global Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban agriculture, including peri-urban farming, can nourish around one billion city dwellers
and provide multiple social, economic, and environmental benefits. However, these benefits …

Heavy metal accumulation in vegetables grown in urban gardens

LV Antisari, F Orsini, L Marchetti, G Vianello… - Agronomy for …, 2015 - Springer
Urban agriculture is increasingly popular for social and economical benefits. However,
edible crops grown in cities can be contaminated by airborne pollutants, thus leading to …

The role of urban agriculture in a secure, healthy, and sustainable food system

T Nogeire-McRae, EP Ryan, BBR Jablonski… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Investments in urban agriculture (UA) initiatives have been increasing in the United States,
but the costs and benefits to society are poorly understood. Urban agriculture can link …

Implementation of the new european bauhaus principles as a context for teaching sustainable architecture

K Sadowski - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to the presentation of the European Green Deal (EGD) on 11 December 2019, it is
important to introduce a new context for the education of architects corresponding to the …

Urban agriculture matters for sustainable development

P Pradhan, DR Subedi, K Dahal, Y Hu, P Gurung… - Cell Reports …, 2024 - cell.com
Urban agriculture can contribute to sustainable development. However, a holistic
investigation is lacking to comprehend its positive and negative impacts on the Sustainable …

Measuring sustainability performance of local food production in home gardens

S Ghosh - Local Environment, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The growing interests in “local food” in recent years in public discussions, research and
practice highlight its significant importance as a part of overall food system. This research …

Bodily learning for a (climate) changing world: Registering differences through performative and collective research

J Cameron, C Manhood, J Pomfrett - Local Environment, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
There is widespread agreement that current climate change scenarios mean we have to
change how we live on this planet. Yet our current understandings of social and behavioural …

Turfgrass benefits and issues

JC Stier, K Steinke, EH Ervin… - … : Biology, use, and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Turfgrasses have become an integral component of society due to their multiple uses,
including erosion control, aesthetics, and recreation, and relative ease and cost. Turfgrasses …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond food: A stochastic model to estimate the contributions of urban agriculture to sustainability

J Pueyo-Ros, M Škerjanec, JAC Castellar… - Landscape and Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the first decades of the 21st century, urban agriculture has gained attention for its role in
enhancing food security, particularly in developing nations. Additionally, it is commonly …