Urban Agriculture’s Potential to Advance Multiple Sustainability Goals - An International Resource Panel Think Piece
By 2050, 70 per cent of the world’s population will live in urban areas, and 80 per cent of food globally is expected to be consumed in cities. Thus, one of the biggest challenges we face as a society is: How do we feed the world’s growing cities, while at the same time attending to the various social, economic, and environmental needs and aspirations of cities. In recent years, urban agriculture has been identified as a solution to advance multiple sustainability goals, such as food security, climate and ecosystem resilience, health and well-being, job creation and social equity. This Think Piece evaluates to what extent, and in which conditions, urban agriculture can enhance the sustainability of urban-rural food systems and promote a circular economy in cities. It provides an overview of different urban agriculture typologies, ranging from household backyard gardens to community allotment gardens, from rooftop greenhouses to high-tech vertical farming. With a systems lens, it analyses the natural resource use implications of urban agriculture in its various forms and assesses its benefits and trade-offs across multiple sustainability goals, acknowledging distinct regional specificities.
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| Format: | Reports, Books and Booklets biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2022-02
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| Subjects: | AGRICULTURE, URBAN AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, HEALTH, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, GREEN ECONOMY, |
| Online Access: | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/38398 |
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