Despite extensive literature on the socio-cultural services of urban open spaces, the role of
food-producing spaces has not received sufficient attention. This hampers advocacy for …

Urban agriculture, including peri-urban farming, can nourish around one billion city dwellers
and provide multiple social, economic, and environmental benefits. However, these benefits …

For many activists and scholars, urban agriculture in the Global North has become
synonymous with sustainable food systems, standing in opposition to the dominant industrial …

This book provides the first sustained critical exploration, and celebration, of the relationship
between Geography and the contemporary Visual Arts. With the growth of research in the …

Many studies have documented the benefits of urban agriculture, including increased food
access, job creation, educational opportunities, and green space. A focus on its social …

Sustainability transitions aim to comprehensively address key challenges of today's
societies through harmonizing ecological integrity and social viability. During the last …

Shrinking Cities: Understanding Shrinkage and Decline in the United States offers a
contemporary look at patterns of shrinkage and decline in the United States. The book …

Community gardens have been lauded for being inherently resistant to neoliberalism and
criticised for underwriting it. To move beyond this either/or debate, we need to employ more …

Background Increased global urbanisation has led to public health challenges. Community
gardens are identified as a mechanism for addressing socio-ecological determinants of …

Community gardening is increasingly framed and promoted as a way to foster healthful
behaviours, as a wellbeing practice, and as a public health tool. This paper draws on semi …