Cagdas Kaya

In: UA Magazine No. 14 - Urban Aquatic Production

Turkey has been defined as a bridge between Asia and Europe. These two continents and their civilizations have left many marks on Turkey and the Turkish people. For thousands of years in Anatolia (Asian part) and Thrace (European part) life has been mostly based on agriculture. Istanbul, situated on this bridge, is growing rapidly as it attracts immigrants from rural areas. It is there that this initiative on urban agriculture is situated.

Nitai Kundu, Nina Halder, Mousumi Pal, Sharmistha Saha and Stuart W Bunting

In: UA Magazine No. 14 - Urban Aquatic Production

Wastewater aquaculture, as practised in the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), has attracted much international attention as a model system for the reuse of urban wastewater and resource recovery. At present the multifunctional wetland ecosystem covers approximately 12,500 ha, and is comprised mainly of 254 fisheries managed for wastewater aquaculture, agricultural land, horticultural plots and residential areas. It constitutes a unique system of resource recovery, in which nutrients are extracted from the city’s wastewater through fish farming and agriculture.

The integration of Urban Agriculture into urban planning – An analysis of the current status and constraints

Acceso a tierra y agua, adecuadas normas y regulaciones, integración en la planificación física y ordenamiento territorial (Conferencia Electrónica - 3-22 noviembre 2003)

Optimisation de l'utilisation des terres pour une agriculture en milieu urbain (Conférence électronique - 3-22 novembre 2003)

Clive Davies, Jonathan Scurlock

In: UA Magazine No. 13 - Trees and Cities - Growing Together

The Community Forest programme in England, announced in 1988, started as an experimental initiative by the Countryside Agency and the Forestry Commission, with an ambitious vision for the creation of well-wooded landscapes in and around major urban areas to be used for work, wildlife, recreation and education.

Jianming CAI , Tingting HU, Liou XIE, Yingli GUO

In: UA Magazine No. 13 - Trees and Cities - Growing Together

Urban forestry is often regarded as a key ecological asset of a city. Each year many efforts are put into urban afforestation in China to make its cities more attractive and liveable. In the case of Beijing, this is even more obvious, particularly since the city is aiming to host 'green Olympics' in 2008.

Antonio Lattuca, Raúl Terrile, Ricardo Kingsland, Pablo Abalos, Sabrina Cáceres, Carina Tamagno, Elio Di Bernardo, Laura Bracalenti, Laura Lagorio and Virginia Lamas

In: UA Magazine No. 13 - Trees and Cities - Growing Together

The experience described here is part of the inter-institutional and participatory research-action project called "Optimization of the use of vacant land for Urban Agriculture through participatory planning and management programs, to promote food security and participatory municipal governance". This project has been carried out with the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Urban Management Program, supported by IPES and IDRC.

Anne Oosterbaan

In: UA Magazine No. 13 - Trees and Cities - Growing Together

Multifunctional plantations offer a valuable contribution to mixed ways of periurban agriculture and forestry. They exist of a combination of trees with agriculture and produce a variety of products, offering a kind of nature citizens ask for.