Land Use Management of the Urbanization Control Area by the Community-Based Allotment Gardens

Takano, Kento; Akita, Noriko

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“…The ratio of productive green space is significantly positively correlated with the supply of AGs because AGs in Japan are mainly opened on farmland by municipal authorities, Japan Agricultural Co-operatives, farmers, or NPOs. AGs are consistent with the original intent of productive green space to protect urban farmland [68].…”

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“…They are characterized as follows: (a) small plots located on public or private land in urban areas; (b) set up by municipal institutions, JA, landowners, enterprises, or NPOs; (c) semi-public (usually with a simple fence and individual plot for tenant use only); (d) multifunctional land use (cultivate vegetables and flowers integrating other uses of space such as recreational activities, the living worth of the elderly, educational or social practices for the students and children); (e) only a symbolic payment; (f) limited the duration of the lease (ranging from 1 to 5 years); (g) used by the surrounding neighborhood; (h) with certain facilities (toilet, rest hut, water supply, tools storage); (i) distribute cultivation manual (guide cultivate and waste disposal, limit the use of pesticides); (j) the harvest belongs to the tenant (it can be sold not for profit); (k) no permission for overnight stay. The rationale behind AGs in Japan is to provide a place for people to relax and sustainably use and protect the city's farmland [68]. (guide cultivate and waste disposal, limit the use of pesticides); (j) the harvest belongs to the tenant (it can be sold not for profit); (k) no permission for overnight stay.…”

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“…(guide cultivate and waste disposal, limit the use of pesticides); (j) the harvest belongs to the tenant (it can be sold not for profit); (k) no permission for overnight stay. The rationale behind AGs in Japan is to provide a place for people to relax and sustainably use and protect the city's farmland [68].…”

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Provision of Allotment Gardens and Its Influencing Factors: A Case Study of Tokyo, Japan

Hua

Akita

Araki

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Allotment gardens (AGs) are widely used in metropolitan areas around the world to offer agricultural opportunities to urban residents. However, there are not enough individual plots for residents to rent for urban gardening, and research on AGs from a city-wide perspective is ongoing. In addition, AGs have a long history in Tokyo, yet few international studies on the current situation of AGs have addressed Asian cities. Thus, this study intends to analyze the provision of AGs and its influencing factors in Tokyo. Using ArcGIS combined the 472-points dataset created by geo-coordinate mapping with urban GIS data to reveal spatial characteristics in four dimensions. Results demonstrate that most AGs are in the urbanization promotion area; most municipalities have AGs; AGs are concentrated within 20 to 30 km from the center of Tokyo; the AGs’ clusters are located at the municipal boundaries. We conducted multiple regressions to determine the influencing factors at the municipal level, with the provision that AGs are related to population density, land price, and the ratio of productive green space. The policy implication of this study is that policymakers need to consider the siting strategy of AGs based on spatial characteristics of AGs.

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“…Many AGs provide facilities for agricultural equipment storage and rest, as well as instructors to facilitate learning activities. The harvest belongs to the tenants, who are not allowed to stay at the AG overnight, except for stay-type AGs (known as kleingartens) (Takano and Akita, 2016; Zheng et al, 2022). In addition, some AG managers employ local farmers or other managers as part-time instructors to teach users how to grow vegetables.…”

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Geospatial characteristics of allotment garden provision in Tokyo

Kishimoto,

Yan

2023

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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Allotment gardens (AGs), one of the most popular forms of urban agriculture (UA), have attracted social attention because of the ecosystem services they provide to citizens. However, the services and availability of AGs may be unevenly distributed, owing to their geographic location. The patterns underlying the provision of AG plots and facilities to users in Tokyo are unclear. Thus, this study quantitatively examines the characteristics of different types of AG provision and their determinants in the metropolitan region of Tokyo. We classified a sample of 313 AGs gathered from governmental open data via a non-hierarchical cluster analysis of AG provision patterns based on their properties, including number of plots, plot size, contract price and duration, and facilities such as agricultural equipment and access to instructors. Moreover, we examined the influence of urban development and residential characteristics on these classes using the Kruskal–Wallis test. The analysis identifies six AG provision patterns based on their properties. It also revealed that AG provision in Tokyo was differentiated by the percentage of agricultural land and the socio-demographic characteristics of residents, including population, percentage of young population, and income levels from the city center to the suburban areas, corresponding to urban sprawl. These findings could provide valuable insights to help local governments, farmers, and non-profit organizations address the challenges and opportunities arising from each AG provision pattern and to make AG plots and facilities more adaptable to upcoming urban shrinkage, business opportunities, and possible excessive subdivision and price hikes.

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Land Use Management of the Urbanization Control Area by the Community-Based Allotment Gardens

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Provision of Allotment Gardens and Its Influencing Factors: A Case Study of Tokyo, Japan

Provision of Allotment Gardens and Its Influencing Factors: A Case Study of Tokyo, Japan

Geospatial characteristics of allotment garden provision in Tokyo

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