scholarly journals Opportunities and Challenges of Urban Agriculture for Sustainable City Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erwin Van Tuijl ◽  
Gert-Jan Hospers ◽  
Leo Van Den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
City Development ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Environmental

Urban Agriculture (UA) has gained popularity in cities all over the world. In this paper, we explore the concept of UA and discuss it along various locational and strategic dimensions. The article aims to provide insights into the chances and challenges of UA for sustainable city development. By making use of case examples from cities worldwide we show that UA can contribute to the social, environmental, and economics pillars of sustainable city development. However, there are limitations which should be taken into account for cities that want to invest in urban agriculture.

scholarly journals Introduction to urban agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 399-406
Author(s):  
Luka Brezinščak ◽  
Ana Poštek ◽  
Ivica Kisić
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
City Development ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Government ◽  
Social Environmental

An increasing number of population in the cities has problems with food security, transportation and environmental protection. To misticate these problems, a new type of agriculture has been established: Urban Agriculture (UA). In this paper, we are introducing the concept of UA and provide basic information on the definition and forms of UA. The article aims to provide insight into the general concept of UA for sustainable city development. UA has a positive influence on social, environmental and economic life in the cities, which should encourage members of the government and private sector to utilize UA as an important part in city planning. However, there are reservations which should be taken into account, but by raising awareness we add to a better understanding of mechanisms in UA.

Sustainable Coastal Management and Climate Adaptation

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coastal Management ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Contemporary Theory ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Economic Vulnerability ◽  
Limited Success ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Environmental

Australians are famous for our love of the coast, although in many places this 'love' has caused serious and often irreversible impacts. The sustainable management of our society's many uses of the coast is complex and challenging. While a wealth of knowledge exists about the coast, this is not always brought to bear on decision-making. Coastal management to date has had limited success, and in some cases interventions have made problems worse. Australia's coast has been shaped by severe events such as cyclones and floods, with climate change now increasing the number and intensity of these hazards. In addition, our coastal populations are growing, and with them our social, environmental and economic vulnerability to such hazards. This book explores the evolution of coastal management, and provides critical insights into contemporary experience and understanding of coastal management in Australia. It draws on contemporary theory and lessons from case examples to highlight the roles of research and community engagement in coastal management. The book concludes with a chapter of recommendations which can help guide coastal management and research around the world.

The Social, Economic, and Environmental Dimensions of Hotel Sustainability

2020 ◽  
pp. 187-204
Author(s):  
Jorge Julião ◽  
Marcelo Calvete Gaspar ◽  
Benny Tjahjono
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Corporate Social

Hotel sustainability has become a focal point for companies all around the world with a dual focus on attracting customers to their business and capitalizing from sustainability measures and practices. Such sustainability initiatives allow for increasing economic efficiency and reducing energetic and environmental impacts. Based on the triple bottom line, social sustainability is also key to promote and implement efficient corporate social responsibility practices. This study reports on a survey carried out to address the customers perceptions regarding the influence of sustainability on their choice of hotel. This survey was conducted in Oporto city (Portugal) to domestic and foreign tourists in 2018/2019 with a valid sample size of more than 370 respondents. This research concludes that, even though customers show to be sensitive to social, environmental, and economic aspects, these issues do not exhibit a significant influence on their hotel selection based only on sustainability claims.

scholarly journals Perencanaan Tata Ruang sebagai Upaya Mewujudkan Pembangunan Kota Berkelanjutan (Studi Analisis Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah Kota Mojokerto)

2020 ◽  
Vol 006 (01) ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
Shelly Yunita Adianti
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Optimal Management ◽  
City Development ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
The Social

The social and environmental conditions in Mojokerto city have decreased and marked by several things, namely pollution due to the burden of emissions, not optimal public transport, not optimal management of the informal sector, the conversion of land. This study focuses on assessing the ability of the substance of spatial urban planning in Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah (RTRW) of Mojokerto city to realize sustainable city development. The concept of a sustainable city is used to identify and criticize the RTRW of Mojokerto city, based on 5E criteria (Economy, Equity, Ecology, Engagement, and Energy). Stakeholders have a lot of influence in the formulation of the substance of spatial urban planning, so 5E criteria for criticizing the RTRW is reviewed through the stakeholders' perspective.

scholarly journals MEMPERTAHANKAN KEBERADAAN KAMPUNG DI TENGAH-TENGAH KAWASAN MODERN JAKARTA

NALARs ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Sudarmawan Yuwono ◽  
Sitti Wardiningsih
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Quality Enhancement ◽  
Design Development ◽  
City Development ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Physical Quality ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
The World ◽  
The City

ABSTRAK. Orientasi pembangunan kota Jakarta adalah mewujudkan Jakarta sebagai kota global dan modern mampu berkompetisi dengan kota-kota dunia lainnya. Proses tersebut dilalui dengan optimalisasi lahan kota sebagai ruang produktif. Kondisi tersebut tidak dapat dihindari. Paradigma pembangunan kota berkelanjutan adalah mewujudkan masa depan berimbang antara kebutuhan generasi sekarang dan yang akan datang. Konsekuensinya proses pembangunan harus mampu memelihara nilai-nilai keadilan sosial budaya dan kemampuan menumbuhkan kehidupan bersama dalam kota. Penulisan penelitian ini diangkat dari sebuah cita-cita orang kampung untuk bertahan di tengah-tengah perkembangan sebuah kawasan paling mddern di Indonesia yaitu Segitiga Emas Kuningan.  Suatu kondisi dualisme pemikiran pembangunan antara proses peningkatan kualitas fisik dan perekonomian kota serta proses pembangunan yang justru menghilangkan potensi sosial budaya masyarakat kehidupan kota . Adakah jalan keluar bagi permasalahan ini? Tulisan ini mengingatkan kewajiban para perencana dan perancang kota untuk mengintegrasikan nilai lokal-global dalam pembangunan kota. Tulisan ini merupakan gagasan dasar desain pengembangan kampung yang memiliki potensi sejarah dan budaya dalam rangka melestarikan nilai-nilai sejarah dan budaya kawasan global Kuningan. Kata kunci: pembangunan kota berkelanjutan, lokal-global, kawasan modern, kampung ABSTRACT. Orientation of the development of Jakarta is by creating Jakarta as global and modern city which could compete with other cities in the world. This process will get through by optimilizing urban land as a productive space. This condition for sure cannot be avoided. The paradigm of sustainable city development is by providing future which is balance between the need of present generation and future generation. The consequency of this development process should be able to maintain the values of socio-culture justification and the ability to create togetherness life within city. This paper has been conducted from the vission of kampung’s community to survive in the middle of the development  of modern district in Indonesia, particularly Segitiga Emas Kuningan. There is a dualism condition of development thinking and approach between a process of physical quality enhancement and economical condition of the city, as well as the process of development which is regarded will vanishthe socio-culture potency within urban community. Is there any way out for this probles? This paper will remind the obligation of all parties including urban planners, architects and stakeholders to integrate all the global-local values in the process of city development. This paper is a basic idea of the design development of kampung which has a cultural and historical potency in the term to conserve and preserve the cultural and historical values of global area of Kuningan.  Keywords: sustainable development, global-local, modern area, kampung

scholarly journals PORTO ALEGRE SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION ZONE – THE STRATEGY OF SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE BRAZILIAN CITY IN RELATION TO POZNAŃ (POLAND)

space&FORM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (48) ◽  
pp. 105-128
Author(s):  
Ewa Angoneze-Grela ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Smart City ◽  
City Development ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
World Social Forum ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
The World ◽  
The City ◽  
South Brazil

Porto Alegre, a city in south Brazil, was a pioneer in participatory budgeting in the 1990s, and a decade later it hosted the World Social Forum. These days Porto Alegre is the first place in the world with a Sustainable Innovation Zone. The goal of this endeavour is to transform the city into the most innovative and sustainable city in Latin America by 2030. In the article, the author examines the projects completed to date and the entities involved. Then, the author compares the experiences of Porto Alegre and Poznań.

scholarly journals Urban Agriculture as the Path to Sustainable City Development. Insights into Allotment Gardens in Andalusia

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Maćkiewicz ◽  
Raúl Puente Asuero ◽  
Antonio Garrido Almonacid
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Main Function ◽  
City Development ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Allotment Gardens ◽  
Interesting Approach ◽  
Increasing Demand

Abstract Increasing demand for urban agriculture (UA) can be perceived as a global phenomenon. In some parts of the world its main function is to feed the rapidly growing population while in others it is more associated with lifestyle and environmental issues. Undeniably, UA provides opportunities for sustainable city development. UA can support all pillars of sustainable development: ecological, economic, and social. However, depending on existing circumstances certain pillars may be influenced more than others. In this paper we concentrate on urban allotments in Andalusia and take Baeza as an example of a city with an interesting approach to urban gardening. We attempt to answer the question how urban allotments in Baeza affect the city’s sustainable development and what remains to be done to make this influence more effective. Our study showed that allotment gardens in Baeza endorsed all three pillars of sustainable city development. However, developing broader community relations on the city scale, revival of declining local grocery market and dissemination of environmental initiatives which allotment gardens may also promote and facilitate was missing.

scholarly journals The main purpose of the research was to present gentrification as a diverse phenomenon that cannot be explicitly qualified as negative or positive. In order to illustrate the problem, literature studies were carried out regarding urban regeneration, urban revitalization, gentrification and urban development. Then a case study was presented indicating two extremely different examples. The Walnut Hills Estate in Cincinnati in the United States, was the first to be described. The second example is Sayingmen, which used to be a settlement in Beijing. Due to the controversial decision of the authorities, it was demolished. A discovery resulting from this analysis was to show the diametrically different approach to city management, the perception of civil rights and the scope of competences of local authorities. The case study presented in the article can help institutions related to the development and participatory spatial planning to create urban policies.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (20) ◽  
pp. 180-183
Author(s):  
Iryna Trunina ◽  
Katerina Pryakhina ◽  
Kostyantyn Latyshev ◽  
Ksenia Skrebcova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
The United States ◽  
Urban Revitalization ◽  
City Management ◽  
City Development ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Environmental

The article addresses the theoretical aspects of sustainable development; the content of methodological approaches to the assessment of sustainable city development is determined, the system of evaluation of sustainable city development is characterized, the dynamics of economic, social and ecological development of Kremenchuk are analyzed and recommendations for improving the sustainable development of the city are developed. The purpose of the research was to develop measures to improve the economic, social, environmental components of sustainable development of the Ukrainian industrial city of Kremenchuk

scholarly journals The Social Sustainable City: How to Involve Children in Designing and Planning for Urban Childhoods?

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gro Sandkjaer Hanssen
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
City Development ◽  
Compact City ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Policy And Planning

In many countries, cities are expected to stimulate compact city development by the government, while at the same time develop healthier and more social sustainable cities. In Norway, national policy and planning regulation aim at stimulating a development that ensures active urban childhoods. In order to ensure this, the Planning and Building Act ensure particular participation rights for children and youth in the planning process. In this article, we will present how these rights are understood and implemented in practice. Then we will discuss how local government can enable children to participate in a meaningful way and where their input actually contributes to the plans and urban design being developed. This last discussion will be elaborated by studying a case about the Children Track Methodology.

Urban Oasis

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-131
Author(s):  
Christina Ergas
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Top Down ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The World ◽  
Low Costs ◽  
Social Environmental

The third chapter focuses on an example of radical sustainability in the Cuban context. Cuba’s history with resource scarcity exemplifies the myriad struggles that will continue to spread the world over. Cubans were able to transcend their worst problems through top-down government initiatives that then decentralized and subsidized urban agricultural food production. At a Cuban urban farmworkers’ cooperative, farmers are residents of the local community who sell their produce at low costs on site to their neighbors and passersby. By resisting neocolonial forces, Cuba is one of the few countries in the world to obtain high human development and consume a fair share of environmental resources, maintaining a small ecological footprint. Personal experiences of working on one such farm and living with a nearby family for several months are described, and the Cuban program’s successes as well as the social environmental stumbling blocks it still faces are discussed.

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