Focus-area: Urban agriculture
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Policy brief: Safe and productive use of waste for urban and periurban agriculture
Policy brief on the safe and productive use of waste for urban and periurban agriculture based on experiences in the WASH Alliance International Programme.
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Cities and Agriculture – Developing Resilient Urban Food Systems
The book provides urban planners, local policy makers and urban development practitioners with an overview of crucial aspects of urban food systems based on an up to date review of research results and practical experiences in both developed and developing countries.
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Multifunctional rooftop horticulture: a promising strategy for intensifying horticulture production in cities
This publication addresses the main features of rooftop horticulture, providing an interdisciplinary assessment of different approaches for development and the multi-faceted forms that rooftop horticulture may assume in different contexts, bringing together existing experiences as well as suggestions for planning of future sustainable cities.
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Policy brief: Sustainable Urban Food Provisioning
This policy brief features recommendations and practices on urban food policy and interventions resulting from the SUPURBFOOD programme.
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Effects of urban green areas on air temperature in a medium-sized Argentinian city
Results from this study can be used for integrating urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry measures into climate change mitigation and urban planning policies in medium-sized cities in the developing world.
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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 30 – Rural-urban linkages
This issue of Urban Agriculture Magazine is a co-production of ILEIA and RUAF to explore rural-urban linkages in renewing our food systems.
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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.