Essays about: "Peri-Urban Agriculture"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 31 essays containing the words Peri-Urban Agriculture.

  1. 11. Food security and rapid urbanization : A case study of urban agriculture in Hanoi

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Helge Drebold; [2017]
    Keywords : Food-Safety; Supermarketization; Food system; Land-seizure; Urban Development;

    Abstract : As demand for food and farmland is increasing in Hanoi, the transition from an agricultural-based economy to an industrial one puts the livelihoods of urban farmers at risk. The urbanization displaces people and alter livelihoods of many urban poor in the peri-urban areas of Hanoi. READ MORE

  3. 12. Metropolitan foodscapes with multifunctional land use : a design proposal for a peri-urban area in the Metropolitan region of Rotterdam - The Hague

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Malin Gustafsson; Matilda Olsson; [2016]
    Keywords : foodscape; Farmer s Garden; multifunctional use; mixed use; agriculture; recreation; education; food production; peri-urban; rural; urban; farming;

    Abstract : Multifunctional land use in and around cities is becoming increasingly important to meet many sustainability objectives of today. Due to today's rapid urbanisation, a division has been developed between urban and rural areas, which in turn has resulted in a gap between producers and consumers. READ MORE

  4. 13. Peri urban agriculture in Casablanca : a multifunctional solution to a sustainable urban food supply?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Georg Krüger; [2016]
    Keywords : urban agriculture; urban farming; agroecology; sustainable agriculture;

    Abstract : The urbanisation in the world today is at its highest pace so far in history. More than half of the world’s population is already living in cities. In the developing countries the cities and mega regions are expected to grow in the coming decades (United Nations, 2014). READ MORE

  5. 14. Det stadsnära jordbrukets förutsättningar – Fallet Malmö och Stadsbruk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Helen Nilsson; [2016]
    Keywords : jordbruksmark; urban sprawl; stadsutveckling; hållbar utveckling; Malmö; Stadsbruk; jordbruksföretag; arrende; lagstiftning;

    Abstract : We are now more people on Earth than ever before and more people are living their lives in cities. In parallel, food production is getting more and more attention, not least due to climate change, and the expected climate change. Climate change which both change growing conditions and destroys growing conditions. READ MORE

  6. 15. Farming on the Fringe : Enhancing China’s Food Security through Community Supported Agriculture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Kees Krul; [2015]
    Keywords : China; urbanization; food security; AFS; CSA; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Amid the many food safety scandals and rapid urbanization, China’s peri-urban areas have recently witnessed the emergence of alternative food systems (AFSs). Situated in a context different from that of the West, their impact has remained poorly understood and under researched. READ MORE