Resource-type: Publications
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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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Urban Agriculture Magazine: A city compilation
The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact is going to be one of the most important legacies of Expo 2015. It acknowledges that cities, which host over half the world’s population, have a strategic role to play in developing sustainable food systems and promoting healthy diets and improved urban environments. To this date, about 50 cities…
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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.
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SUPERBFOOD Synthesis report Innovative experiences with (peri-) urban agriculture and urban food provisioning
Synthesis report on innovative experiences with urban agriculture in short food chains, waste reuse and multifunctionality in cities in the Global South.
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Rooftop Agriculture – A climate change perspective
Rooftop agriculture is the production of fresh vegetables, herbs, fruits, edible flowers and possibly some small animals on rooftops for local consumption.