What do we really know about urban agriculture's impact on people, places, and the planet?

What do we really know about urban agriculture's impact on people, places, and the planet?

Urban agriculture has myriad benefits for those who participate in it, but it's not guaranteed to be more climate-friendly than conventional agriculture. That said, there are some very specific steps urban farmers can take to slash carbon emissions.

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Veröffentlicht in:Bulletin of the atomic scientists 2024-05, Vol.80 (3), p.174-177
Hauptverfasser: Fargue-Lelièvre, Agnès, Hawes, Jason K., Goldstein, Benjamin, Poniży, Lidia, Dorr, Erica
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural sciences
Agronomy
carbon emissions
climate crisis
food security
Humanities and Social Sciences
Life Sciences
rooftop farm
Urban agriculture
urban farming
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Zusammenfassung:Urban agriculture has myriad benefits for those who participate in it, but it's not guaranteed to be more climate-friendly than conventional agriculture. That said, there are some very specific steps urban farmers can take to slash carbon emissions.
ISSN:0096-3402
1938-3282
DOI:10.1080/00963402.2024.2339125