Urban green spaces for urban farms and the sustainable development goals
(2024) p.104-120- Abstract
- The challenge of urbanisation, caused by an increase in city population, is increasing demand for imported food products. Food supplies may be impacted by the exponential increase in food demand caused by a constantly expanding global population. Growing and producing food in urban areas has now become a common practice. Addressing food system challenges through the adoption of urban farms on green urban spaces is one of the most multifaceted approaches to reducing global hunger. The research shows that green urban spaces could be used for urban farms to increase the quality of urban settings, promote sustainable lifestyles, improve health and well-being and also achieve food self-sufficiency towards the realisation of the SDGs, especially... (More)
- The challenge of urbanisation, caused by an increase in city population, is increasing demand for imported food products. Food supplies may be impacted by the exponential increase in food demand caused by a constantly expanding global population. Growing and producing food in urban areas has now become a common practice. Addressing food system challenges through the adoption of urban farms on green urban spaces is one of the most multifaceted approaches to reducing global hunger. The research shows that green urban spaces could be used for urban farms to increase the quality of urban settings, promote sustainable lifestyles, improve health and well-being and also achieve food self-sufficiency towards the realisation of the SDGs, especially SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and 13 (Climate Change). Developing urban farms using green urban spaces can promote the development of more resilient cities. (Less)
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- Opoku, Alex ; Amudjie, Judith ; Yahia, Moohammed Wasim LU and Kumah, Victoria Maame Afriyie
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- 2024-02
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- The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals
- pages
- 17 pages
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- Edward Elgar Publishing
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- scopus:85188660220
- ISBN
- 9781035300020
- 9781035300037
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- 10.4337/9781035300037.00015
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- English
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abstract = {{The challenge of urbanisation, caused by an increase in city population, is increasing demand for imported food products. Food supplies may be impacted by the exponential increase in food demand caused by a constantly expanding global population. Growing and producing food in urban areas has now become a common practice. Addressing food system challenges through the adoption of urban farms on green urban spaces is one of the most multifaceted approaches to reducing global hunger. The research shows that green urban spaces could be used for urban farms to increase the quality of urban settings, promote sustainable lifestyles, improve health and well-being and also achieve food self-sufficiency towards the realisation of the SDGs, especially SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and 13 (Climate Change). Developing urban farms using green urban spaces can promote the development of more resilient cities.}},
author = {{Opoku, Alex and Amudjie, Judith and Yahia, Moohammed Wasim and Kumah, Victoria Maame Afriyie}},
booktitle = {{The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals}},
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pages = {{104--120}},
publisher = {{Edward Elgar Publishing}},
title = {{Urban green spaces for urban farms and the sustainable development goals}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035300037.00015}},
doi = {{10.4337/9781035300037.00015}},
year = {{2024}},
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