urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
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Urban agriculture: structure,
functions, future challenges
Dr Renata GiedychDepartment of Landscape ArchitectureWarsaw University of Life Sciences
Background
• More than 50% of the world's population lives in
cities
• Over 800 million people worldwide depend on
food grown in cities
• Circa 20% of the world’s food is produced in
urban areas
• Low income urban dwellers spend between 40%
and 60% of their income on food each year
Warsaw University of Life SciencesDr Renata Giedych
Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
Urban agriculture in nutshell
Warsaw University of Life SciencesDr Renata Giedych
Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
EDUCATIONCULTURE
HEALTH
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REATION
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
FOOD SECURITYSOCIAL INCLUSION
LEISURE
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Food security
Warsaw University of Life SciencesDr Renata Giedych
Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
URBAN FARMDetroit
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URBAN CROPSKibera slum, Nairobi
Leisure
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Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
COMMUNITY GARDENTempelhof Community Garden, Berlin
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EDIBLE PLAYGROUNDView Park, Prairiy
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Economic development
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Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
ROOFTOP FARMBrooklyn Grange Farm, New York
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VERTICAL FARMSky Greens Urban Farm, Singapore
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Benefits and risks of UA
• Mitigation of powerty
• Creationg sense of community
• Reduction of household waste
• Reduction of urban heat Island
• Reduction of ecological footprint
• Sustaining wildlife
• Contamination of crops
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Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
Urban agriculture in Poland
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Agricultural lands
Other areas
Warsaw University of Life SciencesDr Renata Giedych
Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
• Farming is becoming less
important in comparison
to other functions
• Local initiatives in
infancy stage
• Allotment gardens as
main manifestation of
urban agriculture
The share of agricultural areas in cities
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Toruń
Gdańsk
Gdynia
Decrasing of urban agricultural areas
Municipal policies
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Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
Existing agricultural areas Planned land use changes
Spatial policy of Piastów
Local initiatives
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Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
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APIARY ON ROOFTOP
Hotel Hyatt Regency, Warsaw
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COMMUNITY GARDEN
Konopacki Palace Garden, Warsaw
Allotment gardens general facts
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Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
4941 - number of allotment gardens colonies
43426,6 ha - total area of allotment gardens
350-500 m2 - average size of allotment plot
967 766 - number of individual allotment plots
4 000 000 - number of users
88% - the share of urban allotment gardens in total
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Changes in numberof allotment gardens colonies
Problems of AG development
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Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
MUNICIPAL POLICY Allotment gardens are seen as a relict of a bygone era
CHANGES IN LEGISLATION relaxation of allotment gardens protection rules
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE claims of former owners of the land
URBAN PRESSURE allotment gardens are seen as a reserve
for the urban development
HIGH MARKET VALUE OF THE GROUND pirice of the AG located close to the city centers
Functions of AG
Warsaw University of Life SciencesDr Renata Giedych
Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
Social Economic Environmental
Decree on
allotment
gardens
1946
raising the level of the
health
raising the
economic level of
the AG users through
the production of
horticultural crops
Workers
allotment
gardens
act
1949
the use of free time for
the benefit of health
improving of the
financial situation of
AG users through the
production of crops
for own use
Workers
allotment
gardens
act
1981
provide a place for
active recreation
improving living
conditions by
cultivate crops for
own use
Familly
gardens
act
2005
forming a healthy
human environment
satisfy the needs of
leisure and
recreational activities
cultivating crops for
own use
protection of the
natural environment
raising the
environmental
standards
Final remarks
• UA in Poland is not yet considered as a
tool of sustainable development of the
city
• It should find place in municipal
policies as a measure to improove the
quality of life
• UA can play an important role in
building more resilient and livabe cities
Warsaw University of Life SciencesDr Renata Giedych
Urban agriculture: structure, functions, future challenges
Thanks for your attention!contact: renata_giedych@sggw.pl
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