Elisa Peduto, Dilyara Satdinova

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 34-36

The concept of resilient cities is increasingly heard today. Whereas in southern countries access to food is a major motivation for people to engage in urban agriculture, in northern cities, such as London, people are driven more by environmental reasons such as the damaging effects of excessive food miles. Regardless of the motivation, urban agriculture is a positive step toward greater resilience.

Mikey Tomkins

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 37-38

The concept of resilient cities is increasingly heard today. Whereas in southern countries access to food is a major motivation for people to engage in urban agriculture, in northern cities, such as London, people are driven more by environmental reasons such as the damaging effects of excessive food miles. Regardless of the motivation, urban agriculture is a positive step toward greater resilience.

Camille Lanzarotti Nolasco, Raquel Ferreira Simiqueli, Vicente Paulo dos Santos Pinto

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 32-33

Dick Foeken, Samuel O. Owuor, Alice M. Mwangi

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 30-31

School feeding is common in Africa and widely recognised as beneficial for both the physical and mental development of the children. However, mainly due to the sharp increase of food prices, many parents are no longer able to pay for their children’s lunches. This is where school farming comes in as a means to lower the cost of producing meals and thus make the schools more resilient against market forces.

Silvia Martin Han, Meggi Pieschel

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 27-29

The programme “Sustainable Development of Future Megacities” (2008-2013), of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), focuses on energy- and climate-efficient structures in urban growth centres. One of the research projects investigates to what extent urban agriculture can make a relevant contribution to building a resilient city, and does this in Casablanca, Morocco.

Isabelle Anguelovski

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 25-26

Marginalized urban communities living in informal settlements or on fragile hillsides and slopes in Quito, Ecuador, are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, as they are highly exposed to frequent floods and landslides, droughts, food scarcity and uncertain food supply chains. This is particularly true as many of these communities depend on urban agriculture to secure sustainable livelihoods and achieve food security.

Kirsten Larsen, Fiona Barker-Reid

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 22-24

Increasing urban production of perishable foods can increase diversity in the food system, adding new products, producers, techniques and systems that will resist different threats and meet different needs. As Australia continues to struggle with water scarcity and increasing climate extremes, food production in and around its cities can contribute to healthy and resilient communities. 

Wang Yan, Cai Jianming, Xie Liou, Liu Junping

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 20-21

Resilience is a dynamic process. City resilience refers to the ability of a city to adapt or adjust to changing situations or recover from economic, social or ecological disturbances. The current high rate of urbanisation in China creates many such disturbances. Urban agriculture plays a role in enhancing the resilience of China’s growing cities.

Martin Bailkey

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 17-19

José António Ribeiro, Marilda Quintino Magahães

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 15-16

The municipality of Contagem in the State of Minas Gerais, despite being known as an industrial centre, has an enormous potential to develop urban agriculture. The current administration recognises this, and supports the development of agriculture as an important strategy for consolidating its Municipal Food and Nutritional Security Policy.