Urban Agriculture in Times of Crises: A Review

Urban agriculture has been utilized as a temporary and long-term solution concerning food security issues across various regions and cities throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Urban agriculture has enabled urban dwellers to cultivate food within available urban spaces, and by doing that, it has...

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Main Author: Ehsan Daneshyar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alanya Üniversitesi 2024-06-01
Series:Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA
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Online Access:https://journal.iccaua.com/jiccaua/article/view/527
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Summary:Urban agriculture has been utilized as a temporary and long-term solution concerning food security issues across various regions and cities throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Urban agriculture has enabled urban dwellers to cultivate food within available urban spaces, and by doing that, it has enhanced their access to fresh local food. This article reviews four different scenarios—global conflict, economic decline, political instability, and post-conflict times—and explores various ways in which urban agriculture has been adopted in each of them. In order to gather data, a literature review was conducted, and relevant research articles, books, and theses were reviewed. In summary, this research demonstrates that during times of crises, such as global conflicts, economic decline, political instability, and post-conflict times, urban agriculture empowered urban dwellers to cultivate food. By doing so, it positively contributed to urban food resilience and sustainable urban development by enhancing urban dwellers’s access to affordable local food.
ISSN:3023-7009