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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 32 – Urban Food-Waste-Energy Nexus and the Private Sector
This issue of the Urban Agriculture Magazine discusses this urban-food-waste-energy nexus with a focus on the role of the private sector.
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A growing menu for the urban food agenda
The regulars at the Resilient Cities congress might recall that when urban food first appeared as a topic in the congress series, it almost seemed out of place – a topic more fitting to the agricultural community than urbanists. The conversation started from the basics, emphasizing food as a system, which includes producers, consumers and many other stakeholders all along…
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Hungry for more: Cities are shaping the global food agenda
It is clear that the food, urban, resilience and sustainability agendas must come together. At the Urban Food Forum at Resilient Cities 2017, Monika Zimmermann, Deputy Secretary General of ICLEI and Thierry Giordano, Decentralized Cooperation Advisor at FAO, drew an analogy between the way cities are seizing the food agenda and how they got a…
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The role of private sector in city region food systems
This study serves as a starting point to enhance private sector engagement to build more sustainable and resilient city region food systems.
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Policy brief: Urban agriculture as a climate change strategy
This policy brief provides examples from innovative policies and practices from various cities on urban agriculture as a climate change strategy.
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City region food systems and food waste management
This publication documents 13 case studies from city regions which are developing food system projects, programmes, and policies related to food waste.
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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 31 – Inclusive Use of Urban Space
This Urban Agriculture Magazine explores the issue of community engagement in (urban) food policy and planning through case studies across the globe.
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Policy brief: Monitoring sustainability of safe and productive use for urban and periurban agriculture
Policy brief on monitoring sustainability of safe and productive use of waste and wastewater for urban and periurban agriculture.
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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.