Cities Linked Through Food Trans-Boundaries: The Case of Singapore as an Agri-Pelago

Diehl, Jessica Ann; Sia, Ching Sian; Chandra, Amanda Jennifer

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-95576-6_4

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“…Urban ecosystems in Southeast Asia are essentially a tropical dry climate due to the region being so close to the equator. Southeast Asian cities make up 47 percent of the population, with regional urbanisation rates varying from 20 percent in Cambodia, to 53 percent in Indonesia and 100 percent in Singapore (Diehl, Sia, & Chandra, 2018). With a broad urban population base of 294 million people, South East Asia is increasingly urbanised.…”

Section: Urban Ecosystems In Southeast Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…low-income communities lacking grocery stores or markets. In such places, residents have little to no exposure to safe and organic food, since supermarkets and other stores have been moved to cities, attracting more wealthy consumers (Diehl et al, 2018).…”

Section: Potential Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cities can use urban cultivation to alleviate and respond to climate change (De Guzman, 2017). For starters, Kuala Lumpur supports green infrastructure and urban agriculture in its stormwater management policy, much like Singapore, where urban agriculture is often used to increase biodiversity and grow food to feed the local community (Diehl et al, 2018). Furthermore, sustainable agriculture should be considered for the 'greening' of towns.…”

Section: Environmental Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Various companies are already using urban agriculture for commercial purposes. Examples include Panasonic Factory Solutions Asia Pacific (Singapore), which designs and develops indoor agricultural solutions for the commercial market (Diehl et al, 2018). Urban agriculture is also essential for entrepreneurship and new business growth.…”

Section: Economic Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cd, Co, Mn and Cr were identified in a survey of various cities in South East Asia. Major industries and runoff from highway sinks are the major sources of this contamination (Diehl et al, 2018). This form of pollution is often widely found in drainage water and water used for aquaculture in Asian cities.…”

Section: Limitations and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Multiple crises and challenges in the food sector are driving a rising need for innovative food production methods that could provide a growing urban population with high-quality, sustainable and healthy food while strengthening the resilience of food systems. Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) in urban areas has been proposed as one possible pathway to address these demands. Despite its various potential benefits, CEA is still in a conceptual or experimental stage and there has been less research that focuses on the specificities of urban areas where it could be implemented. Using the Urban Food Production Innovation System (UFoPrInS) concept, this paper analyses the urban contexts and enabling and impeding factors for implementing CEA in three contrasting locations: London, Nairobi and Singapore. Based on document analysis and semi-structured expert interviews, our findings show that Singapore is a favourable location because public policies support the implementation of CEA to reduce food import dependency and enhance the resilience of food supply. In London, high food import dependency is increasingly seen as problematic, but the implementation of CEA has been hampered by other policy priorities. In Nairobi, where over half of the population lives in informal settlements without adequate food, water and sanitation, CEA is unlikely to make an economically efficient contribution to food security. We conclude that the implementation of CEA might be suitable in locations with ample capital and knowledge, stable political, social, and infrastructure conditions, and limited space, where value can be linked to hospitality and tourism, supported by positive pricing for resource savings.

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Cities Linked Through Food Trans-Boundaries: The Case of Singapore as an Agri-Pelago

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Enhancement of Urban Ecosystem Services by Urban Agriculture: A Southeast Asian Perspective

Enhancement of Urban Ecosystem Services by Urban Agriculture: A Southeast Asian Perspective

A multi-case institutional analysis of water–energy–food nexus governance

Controlled-environment agriculture for an urbanised world? A comparative analysis of the innovation systems in London, Nairobi and Singapore

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