Urban Agriculture Food, Jobs and Sustainable Cities

By J. Smit, J. Nasr, A. Ratta. 2001

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Sustainable urban agriculture: stocktake and opportunities (2010, background): “Urban agriculture (UA) is the producer, processor and market for food, plant- and animal- sourced pharmaceuticals, fibre and fuel on land and water dispersed throughout the urban and peri-urban areas, usually applying intensive production methods (expanded from Smit et al., 1996).”
Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security in the United States: Farming from the City Center To the Urban Fringe (2003, background): “By processing waste and grey water, the state of California saves 759,000 cubic meters of fresh water each day, with most of the treated effluent put into agricultural use through its 200 waste water reclamation plants.(29) Catching and reusing storm water run-off decreases the burden in wastewater ”
Urbanization and its implications for food and farming (2010, background): “Urban and peri-urban agriculture has a significant role in food and nutrition security in most low-income nations, although in many cities it is more difficult for the urban poor to get access to the land needed for agriculture (Smit et al. 1996; Lee-Smith 2010).”
Beyond the Metropolis: Small Town Case Studies of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in South Africa (2008, background): “UPA is commonly described as an activity practised by all income groups worldwide and is an essential household survival strategy for the urban poor in developing countries (Drakakis-Smith 1992; Rogerson 1992, 1996, 2003; Maxwell 1994; Mougeot 1994, 1999; Smit et al. 1996; Deelstra and Girardet 2000”
Supplying vegetables to Asian cities: is there a case for peri-urban production? (2003, background): “As might be expected, distancing vegetable production from streets minimises atmospheric deposition of Pb particles (Smit et al., 1996).”
Urban agriculture in the developing world: a review (2013, background): “Waste management to urban agriculture can help to keep the urban environment clean and boost production of fresh food (Smit et al. 1996) through the production of compost from organic wastes and the recycling of inorganic wastes (such as, for instance, the use of plastic bottles, tanks, and car…”