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This factsheet will explain the importance of urban agriculture: the ecosystem services that urban agriculture provides for human wellbeing, food security and urban resilience; and the need for integrated planning across sectors to ensure that the ecosystem services that urban agriculture provides can proliferate
Author/Contact:
Thomas Elmqvist
Theme leader, Urban social-ecological systems and globalization
Stockholm Resilience Centre
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- None
Advantages:
- Highlights the benefits that urban agriculture provides for human wellbeing, food security and urban resilience
- Raises awareness of the need for integrated planning across sectors
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- Free, no licence
Development stage:
- Full, working product
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