Archives: Documents
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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 29 – City Region Food Systems
This Urban Agriculture Magazine addresses city region food systems. A policy and practice approach focusing on urban food from a city-region perspective.
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Integrating urban agriculture and forestry into climate change action plans
This paper describes and gives examples of cities integrating urban agriculture and (agro)forestry in climate change strategies.
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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 28 – Innovations in Urban Agriculture
This Urban Agriculture Magazine highlights innovations in urban agriculture. Innovation is taking place continuously, exploring the multiple functions of urban agriculture, including food security, income generation and environmental management.
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Potential impacts of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry on climate change adaptation and mitigation
Short summary of an electronic discussion on different impacts of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry on climate change adaptation and mitigation.
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Guideline 3: Calculating climate change related indicators of urban/regional food production and consumption
This manual proposes a methodology to calculate climate change related indicators of urban/regional food production and consumption.
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Guideline 2: Monitoring of temperature effects
This guideline assesses the hypothesis that urban agriculture and forestry will reduce the urban heat island effect and contribute to energy savings.
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Guideline 1: Monitoring of runoff and infiltration of storm water
This manual proposes a methodology to relate scenarios of urban land use (like an increase of green areas) to changes in runoff and flood risk.
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Policy brief: Integrating urban agriculture and forestry into climate change action plans
This policy brief highlights how Sri Lanka develops urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry as a city and provincial climate change strategy.
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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 27 – Climate change and disaster risk reduction
This Urban Agriculture Magazine explores how urban agriculture can offer mitigation and adaptation strategies to cities dealing with climate change.
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Gent en Garde Food Policy
In 2013, the City of Ghent launched its food policy that includes five strategic goals to pave the way for a sustainable food system for Ghent.