Features and functions of multifunctional urban agriculture in the global north: a review

F Orsini, G Pennisi, N Michelon, A Minelli… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Urban agriculture—A necessary pathway towards urban resilience and global sustainability?

J Langemeyer, C Madrid-Lopez, AM Beltran… - Landscape and Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Covid-19 pandemic newly brings food resilience in cities to our attention and the need
to question the desired degree of food self-sufficiency through urban agriculture. While these …

The impact and future of edible landscapes on sustainable urban development: A systematic review of the literature

ZW Zheng, RJ Chou - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Edible landscapes provide a series of benefits for the sustainable development of a city, and
therefore, in recent years, their development has become a fashion which has stimulated …

Ecosystem services provided by urban gardens in Barcelona, Spain: Insights for policy and planning

M Camps-Calvet, J Langemeyer, L Calvet-Mir… - … Science & Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
In many European cities, urban gardens are seen as increasingly important components of
urban green space networks. We adopt an ecosystem services framework to assess …

Stewardship of urban ecosystem services: Understanding the value (s) of urban gardens in Barcelona

J Langemeyer, M Camps-Calvet, L Calvet-Mir… - Landscape and Urban …, 2018 - Elsevier
The notion and assessment of ecosystem services (ES) values is becoming an established
part of the discourse regarding urban green space performance. Yet, underlying factors …

Ecosystem services of allotment and community gardens: A Leipzig, Germany case study

I Cabral, J Keim, R Engelmann, R Kraemer… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2017 - Elsevier
Allotment gardens and community gardens provide important ecosystem services to urban
communities, such as local climate and water regulation, as well as habitat provision for …

Constructing community gardens? Residents' attitude and behaviour towards edible landscapes in emerging urban communities of China

B He, J Zhu - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2018 - Elsevier
Community gardens are very popular in developed countries, providing multiple benefits to
inhabitants. In develo** China, residents in many emerging urban communities of China …

[HTML][HTML] How community gardens may contribute to community resilience following an earthquake

N Shimpo, A Wesener, W McWilliam - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper examines community benefits provided by an established community garden
following a major earthquake and discusses possible implications for community garden …

Risk of cadmium, lead and zinc exposure from consumption of vegetables produced in areas with mining and smelting past

M Ćwieląg-Drabek, A Piekut, K Gut, M Grabowski - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The study reveals links between disturbed geochemical environment being the result of
mining and smelting activities with consumers exposure to toxic and carcinogenic metallic …

Crisis and post-crisis urban gardening initiatives from a Southern European perspective: The case of Barcelona

L Calvet-Mir, H March - European Urban and Regional …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Throughout the 20th century, urban gardening in central and northern Europe as well as in
North America has received a great deal of academic attention. However, the recent …