Edible Green Infrastructure for Urban Regeneration and Food Security: Case Studies from the Campania Region

Alessio Russo and Giuseppe T. Cirella
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Alessio Russo: School of Arts, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ, UK

Agriculture, 2020, vol. 10, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: Ten identified edible green infrastructure (EGI)-related urban regeneration case studies within the Campania region, Italy, are explored in relation to local community development, involvement, and education. Urban space and agriculture are promoted as sustainably planned networks for edible food components and structures. Within an urban ecosystem, city planners are actively promoting urban agriculture after an increase in the availability of unused land. Advantages for public health include stress reduction and physical activity, as well as sustainability of urban gardens by way of far-sighted urban planning. Case studies within the Campania region illustrate EGI know-hows and awareness, and they elucidate upon a number of beneficial reasons for its implementation. Within the Campania region, all five provinces showed positive impacts when using EGI for urban regeneration and well-being. Recent developments from the COVID-19 pandemic are reinforcing a rethink of food security and food supply chains.

Keywords: urban agriculture; ecosystem services; social agriculture; allotment gardens; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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