In recent years, urban agriculture (UA) projects have bloomed throughout the world, finding
large applications also in the developed economies of the so-called Global North. As …

Water-energy nexus plays a vital role to re-phase, plan and develop an urban region for the
present and future demands. This phenomenon is complex because of many inter …

The increasing urbanization of an ever-growing global population is coinciding with major
global challenges that are threatening our food security. Urban agriculture is as a multi …

Urban soil pollution by heavy metals (HMs) is a pressing problem in the development of
urban agriculture (UA). In this context, the use of amendments, such as biochar, and …

Urban agriculture in home gardens builds resilience, improves health and food security,
provides ecological and environmental benefits and connects people back to nature. This …

With more than half of the world's population residing in cities, there has been intense
interest in urban agriculture's contribution to sustainability and self-sufficiency. This paper …

Expanding urbanization affects food biodiversity and broader agrobiodiversity, which are
essential nutrition and ecosystem resources for sustainable development but are threatened …

As participation in urban horticulture grows, understanding the quality of urban horticultural
soils is of increasing importance. Until now, case studies of individual cities or gardens have …

Purpose Participation in urban horticulture (UH) is increasing in popularity, and evidence is
emerging about the wide range of social and environmental benefits “grow your own” can …

The question of the sources of agricultural competitiveness is widely discussed on the farm
and sectoral levels in the European Union. This paper assesses the competitiveness of the …