Overview
- Unique coverage of this subject
- Presents case studies, enabling comprehension of the topic through empirical findings
- Provides evidence of the pros and cons of an emerging form of Uban Agriculture
Part of the book series: Urban Agriculture (URBA)
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About this book
This Monograph focuses on the new approaches that urban agriculture offers to grow food in cities. The author paints a dynamic picture of soil-less and indoor techniques that are currently emerging. A growing number of small scale community-led and entrepreneurial initiatives are using such techniques for diverse objectives: to increase resource efficiency; to strengthen food security; to educate and inform or to exploit new market opportunities. The described studies demonstrate how technologies that are typically used in high-tech food production can also be harnessed in small projects to generate social and economic benefits at a local level.
The author puts a focus on three aspects: to outline the context within which small scale soil-less urban agriculture is developing in Europe; to give an overview of the state-of-the-art of projects focusing on this area through case study analysis and to elaborate on emerging questions. Such questions include: is the use of soil-less urban agriculture changing the relationship with, and perception of, what is natural and sustainable for urban farmers and small enterprises working in this sector? What is the perceived potential of these soil-less and indoor forms of urban agriculture to meet environmental, social and economic goals?
By answering these and other questions, the volume is a valuable resource for researchers in agriculture and sustainability, as well as urban farmers.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Small Scale Soil-less Urban Agriculture in Europe
Authors: Silvio Caputo
Series Title: Urban Agriculture
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99962-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-99961-2Published: 03 June 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-99964-3Published: 04 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-99962-9Published: 01 June 2022
Series ISSN: 2197-1730
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1749
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 244
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Agriculture, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)