Towards defining agricultural projects in towns: METH-EXPAU®, a multi-phase method
Over the past two decades, urban agriculture (UA) has boomed. A wide variety of forms have developed, from allotment gardens to UA rooftop greenhouses. Yet local authorities often struggle to define the specificities of the urban spaces and territorial dynamics involved. We propose a multi-phase met...
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| author | Giulia Giacchè Véronique Saint-Gés Yoann Durrieu Mélanie Collé Christine Aubry |
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| description | Over the past two decades, urban agriculture (UA) has boomed. A wide variety of forms have developed, from allotment gardens to UA rooftop greenhouses. Yet local authorities often struggle to define the specificities of the urban spaces and territorial dynamics involved. We propose a multi-phase method based on territorial analysis. This framework may be used to help landowners select the most appropriate forms of urban agriculture in the light of overarching territorial characteristics. We have applied our method, stemming from an action research approach, to three case studies: the town of Montrouge, a priority district in Lille, and a new district in Bordeaux. These reveal its potential and its shortcomings. We demonstrate how the structural, technical, and social characteristics of the spaces and agents concerned can rule out certain forms of UA which do not correspond to the territory’s (current) needs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-98317e9b9c4846d2b0fc772a68052f5c2025-08-20T02:34:10ZengUniversité Lille 1Territoire en Mouvement1950-56982023-01-015210.4000/tem.9809Towards defining agricultural projects in towns: METH-EXPAU®, a multi-phase methodGiulia GiacchèVéronique Saint-GésYoann DurrieuMélanie ColléChristine AubryOver the past two decades, urban agriculture (UA) has boomed. A wide variety of forms have developed, from allotment gardens to UA rooftop greenhouses. Yet local authorities often struggle to define the specificities of the urban spaces and territorial dynamics involved. We propose a multi-phase method based on territorial analysis. This framework may be used to help landowners select the most appropriate forms of urban agriculture in the light of overarching territorial characteristics. We have applied our method, stemming from an action research approach, to three case studies: the town of Montrouge, a priority district in Lille, and a new district in Bordeaux. These reveal its potential and its shortcomings. We demonstrate how the structural, technical, and social characteristics of the spaces and agents concerned can rule out certain forms of UA which do not correspond to the territory’s (current) needs.https://journals.openedition.org/tem/9809urban agricultureterritorial analysismethodological frameworkMETH-EXPAU®action research |
| spellingShingle | Giulia Giacchè Véronique Saint-Gés Yoann Durrieu Mélanie Collé Christine Aubry Towards defining agricultural projects in towns: METH-EXPAU®, a multi-phase method Territoire en Mouvement urban agriculture territorial analysis methodological framework METH-EXPAU® action research |
| title | Towards defining agricultural projects in towns: METH-EXPAU®, a multi-phase method |
| title_full | Towards defining agricultural projects in towns: METH-EXPAU®, a multi-phase method |
| title_fullStr | Towards defining agricultural projects in towns: METH-EXPAU®, a multi-phase method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards defining agricultural projects in towns: METH-EXPAU®, a multi-phase method |
| title_short | Towards defining agricultural projects in towns: METH-EXPAU®, a multi-phase method |
| title_sort | towards defining agricultural projects in towns meth expau r a multi phase method |
| topic | urban agriculture territorial analysis methodological framework METH-EXPAU® action research |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/tem/9809 |
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