Carnet de recherche du Laboratoire sur l'agriculture urbaine (AULAB)
Les toits des immeubles sont une cinquième façade de la ville qui a été longtemps ignorée, mais qui maintenant revêt d’un grand intérêt pour de nombreux usages, dont celui de la production alimentaire. Ces...
Urban agriculture may solve issues of feeding urban populations. In China, for example, densely packed mega cities will continue to expand in number and size, necessitating increasing food miles. Interestingly, it has been estimated that the to…
After moving to Yang Xunqiao Town, Shaoxing County in Zhejiang Province, Peng Qiugen found himself in this position. Living in a four storey block in the burgeoning city and with no access to land, he felt that his green fingered days were over. Much o…
In many developing countries, urban agriculture makes a significant contribution to the livelihoods of urban populations, in providing food security and income generation. In Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city, urban agriculture is a longstanding feature,…
The Cities of Asia have started to grow. Upwards, outwards and onwards. Crops are being sown and trees are being planted by urban dwellers in urban areas. Essentially, to provide food for the population, to digest pollution and to beautify metropolitan…
An urban farm was recently planted right in the heart of downtown Shenzhen, China as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture. The installation, called Landgrab City, is a square plot of land that represents a map of the city and visualizes how much food is required to sustain it.
China's capital Beijing is booming. And yet, commuting through the wide streets filled with bicycles and buses, amidst the chaos of rush hour in the metropolis, the city environs are not all grey. In fact, the People's Republic of China has made some concerted efforts to increase green spaces and forest in its urban areas. In 2002, a survey using remote sensing technologies revealed that almost half of Beijing is dedicated to green areas.
Ce carnet est une veille scientifique animée par les équipes du Laboratoire sur l’agriculture urbaine et du Carrefour de recherche, d’expertise et de transfert du Québec en agriculture urbaine.
Que ce soit par des fiches sur des résultats des recherches de AULAB et du CRETAU, par des analyses ou de l’identification de publications Elle vise à fournir des informations pertinentes aux divers acteurs du développement de l’agriculture urbaine afin d’orienter les politiques publiques et d’aider leur travail de support de l’AU.
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