城市垂直农业:促进粮食安全和社会影响的创新?
Alana Kluczkovski1, Philip Hadley2, Christopher Yap3
1Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
概括
城市垂直农业 (VF) 提供了诸如绿色就业和当地粮食获取等好处,改变了粮食系统 (FS). 然而,在实现广泛的社会经济影响和粮食安全方面仍然存在挑战.
科学领域:
- 城市农业 城市农业
- 可持续的食品系统 可持续的食品系统
- 社会经济影响评估社会经济影响评估
背景情况:
- 垂直农业 (VF) 是一种新的技术方法,可以提高城市的粮食安全和保障.
- 虚拟货币提供了潜在的社会经济效益,包括创造就业机会和改善获得新鲜,当地产品的机会.
- 现有的研究突出了VF在社区发展和公民参与中的作用.
研究的目的:
- 批判性地研究城市垂直农业 (VF) 的社会经济影响.
- 确定VF的关键辩论,挑战和未来研究方向.
- 为整合VF在更广泛的粮食系统 (FS) 转型努力中提供建议.
主要方法:
- 文献审查和对城市垂直农业现有研究的批判性分析.
- 在政治经济的背景下,对社会经济影响的研究.
- 确定研究,政策和实践的差距.
主要成果:
- VF可以创造绿色就业机会,并改善获得当地健康食品的机会.
- 在实现VF的全部社会经济潜力和为粮食安全做出贡献方面存在挑战.
- 技术在社会和政治过程中的作用需要仔细考虑.
结论:
- 除了生产和商业模式之外,更广泛的关注是必要的,以便VF为可持续的食品系统 (FS) 作出贡献.
- 整合虚拟货币需要了解其在更广泛的政治经济中的地位,以便进行严格的社会影响评估.
- 需要进一步的研究和政策制定,以最大限度地提高VF对城市人口和地球健康的好处.
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