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Urban Agriculture’s Potential to Advance Multiple Sustainability Goals - An International Resource Panel Think Piece

dc.contributorEconomy Divisionen_US
dc.contributorInternational Resource Panelen_US
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programmeen_US
dc.contributor.authorInternational Resource Panelen_US
dc.contributor.otherAyuk, Elias T.en_US
dc.contributor.otherRamaswami, Anuen_US
dc.contributor.otherTeixeira, Izabellaen_US
dc.contributor.otherAkpalu, Wisdomen_US
dc.contributor.otherDas, Kirtien_US
dc.contributor.otherEckart, Emilyen_US
dc.contributor.otherFerreira, Jaqueline da Luzen_US
dc.contributor.otherde Souza Leao, Vitoria Oliveira Pereiraen_US
dc.coverage.spatialGlobalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-23T10:18:01Z
dc.date.available2022-02-23T10:18:01Z
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-3920-6en_US
dc.identifier.otherDTI/2418/PAen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/38398
dc.descriptionThis Think Piece evaluates to what extent, and in which conditions, urban agriculture can enhance the sustainability of urban-rural food systems and promote a circular economy in cities. It provides an overview of different urban agriculture typologies, ranging from household backyard gardens to community allotment gardens, from rooftop greenhouses to high-tech vertical farming. With a systems lens, it analyses the natural resource use implications of urban agriculture in its various forms and assesses its benefits and trade-offs across multiple sustainability goals, acknowledging distinct regional specificities.en_US
dc.formatTexten_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectAGRICULTUREen_US
dc.subjectURBAN AGRICULTUREen_US
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTen_US
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen_US
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYen_US
dc.subjectHEALTHen_US
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICYen_US
dc.subjectCIRCULAR ECONOMYen_US
dc.subjectGREEN ECONOMYen_US
dc.titleUrban Agriculture’s Potential to Advance Multiple Sustainability Goals - An International Resource Panel Think Pieceen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 2 - No Hungeren_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 8 - Good Jobs and Economic Growthen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communitiesen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Actionen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 14 - Life Below Wateren_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Landen_US
wd.identifier.pagesnumber60 pagesen_US


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