CUGE Research Fellowship Background Reading 2
A survey of community gardens in upstate New York:
Health & Place
Twenty community garden programs in upstate New York (representing 63 gardens) were surveyed to identify characteristics that may be useful to facilitate neighborhood development and health promotion. The most commonly expressed reasons for participating in gardens were access to fresh foods, to enjoy nature, and health benefits. Gardens in low-income neighborhoods (46%) were four times as likely as non low-income gardens to lead to other issues in the neighborhood being addressed; reportedly due to organizing facilitated through the community gardens. Additional research on community gardening can improve our understanding of the interaction of social and physical environments and community health, and effective strategies for empowerment, development, and health promotion.
GC Singapore Next Cycle ULI Asia Pacific July 2015 TM EM GC.pdf
ULI (conference presentation)
Conference presentation shared privately
Investigating The Future of Cities
UK Future of Cities Foresight Project
Conference presentation shared privately
ULX: Incorporating Urban Agriculture
Urban Land: the magazine of the Urban Land Institute
Urban agriculture is a sustainable strategy. Eating locally grown food helps reduce the distance from farm to table, lowering carbon emissions related to transporting food and enhancing food security. The rise of the locavore movement dovetails with an increased awareness of the health benefits of choosing fresh vegetables and fruits over highly processed foods. In response, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, developers, and entrepreneurs are bringing agrarian practices into the city, shrinking food deserts, helping educate people about gardening practices, and reconnecting city dwellers to the source of their food.
Urban Agriculture: Practices to Improve Cities
Urban Land: the magazine of the Urban Land Institute
The distribution processes for food are complex and lead to serious questions concerning how much we know about our food and its path to the table. How integrated are these processes? What can be learned and built upon for the practice of urban planning and design? How can more systematic responses be formulated? And what role can ULI members play?
Garden cities : theory & practice of agrarian urbanism
The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment
Review here: http://bettercities.net/article/how-grow-garden-city-15043
From City in a Garden to Garden City
Ministry of National Development
Government promotional document
From Garden City to City in a Garden
Ministry of National Development
PDF: government promotional document
Urban farming is booming, but what does it really yield?
Ensia
The benefits of city-based agriculture go far beyond nutrition.
Community gardens in urban areas: A critical reflection on the extent to which they strengthen social cohesion and provide alternative food
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
PhD Thesis