Planning for Peri-urban Agriculture: a geographically-specific, evidence-based approach from Sydney

Peri-urban agricultural land vulnerability due to urban sprawl – a multi-criteria spatially-explicit scenario analysis

“…The spatially-explicit maps and analyses of vulnerability of farmland to urbanization using a scenario approach has enabled the likely outcomes of different land management policies to be compared. Though this research focuses on agricultural land in the fringes of one city-Adelaide-the approach adopted could readily be applied to other Australian cities that are encroaching onto highly productive agricultural land (Buxton, et al, 2011;James and O'Neill, 2016;MacLachlan, Biggs, Roberts, & Boruff, 2017;McFarland, 2015) and cities elsewhere with similar land-use configurations.…”

Rethinking sustainable cities: Accessible, green and fair

“…However, it also includes many interventions contributing to important sustainability and lifestyle (and health) improvements, such as insulation of buildings, new low-or zero-carbon construction technologies and systems, and expansion of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) as a means of providing both employment and enhanced local food supply and security (James and O'Neill, 2016). Many of these initiatives will be referred to below in greater detail.…”

“…Good examples include water supply and waste management at different scales (Table 3.1) Plate 3.3: Even in the humid tropics, high density, low income areas often lack the greenery of high income areas, with exposed brown earth reflecting a lack of investment and maintained public spaces, and sometimes also livestock grazing pressure. The multi-purpose value of trees, like this one planted as part of an action research project in peri-urban Kumasi, Ghana, is therefore high (Photo © David Simon) and the numerous co-benefits of urban and peri-urban agriculture in terms of urban greening, rainfall run-off interception, and providing important subsistence and often also commercial livelihoods and health through physical activity and improved diets (Plate 3.4) (Allen et al, 2002, 35-8;Bolnick et al, 2006, 26-34;Lwasa et al, 2015;James and O'Neill, 2016).…”

A Framework for assessing Alternative Agro-Ecosystems: finding Multi-Functional Solutions for Sustainable urban landscapes.

“…The development of UFF practices can be especially meaningful in Peri-Urban Agriculture (PUA), where city and countryside interface and there is a need to preserve and redefine the role of farmlands in the greater urban context (James et al, 2016). This role will vary significantly depending on the existing urban-rural relationships that exist in the region.…”

“…-multi-functional land use -more sustainable practices used due to proximity to population -proximity to consumers -leisure and recreation value -conservation of farmland and cultural heritage -poverty and hunger alleviation Zasada, 2011;James et al, 2016;Yang et al, 2016 Treehugger Farm, Guara Ki Eco Farm, Muni Farms, Unbelievable Acres…”