A Monetary Measure of Inclusive Goods: The Concept of Deliberative Appraisal in the Context of Urban Agriculture

Saverio Miccoli, Fabrizio Finucci and Rocco Murro
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Saverio Miccoli: Department of Architecture and Design (DIAP), University of Rome La Sapienza, P.zza Borghese 9, 00186 Rome, Italy
Fabrizio Finucci: Department of Architecture, University of Roma Tre, Via della Madonna dei Monti 40, 00184 Rome, Italy
Rocco Murro: Department of Architecture and Design (DIAP), University of Rome La Sapienza, P.zza Borghese 9, 00186 Rome, Italy

Sustainability, 2014, vol. 6, issue 12, 1-20

Abstract: In the major U.S. and European cities (e.g., Detroit, Seattle, San Francisco, London, Paris, etc. ) that since 2007 have been feeling the effects of the international economic crisis, regeneration processes have been set up thanks, among other things, to the synergic impact generated by urban agriculture (UA). There are numerous and greatly varied effects, linked to localization, that are consistent with the paradigm of sustainable development, although the sporadic, spontaneous, and discontinued nature of UA conditions its capacity to strongly influence an entire community. With a view to enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of urban agriculture, and to facilitating its planning, this study puts forward the implementation of an organized and multifunctional agro-urban system. The consent of the population involved is vital for the creation and implementation of the system, therefore ascertaining not only the existence but also the level of social appreciation of this resource is of paramount importance. With the aim of providing a suitable methodology for ascertaining the social appreciation of the stakeholders in the agro-urban system, the paper puts forward a deliberative monetary appraisal that combines an economic valuation based on hypothetic scenarios with direct, inclusive, and dialogic approaches. In this paper we present: (1) a general overview of the main characteristics of urban agriculture and related problems; (2) the principal methodological elements for defining and planning an agro-urban system; and (3) guidelines for a deliberative appraisal procedure related to an agro-urban system.

Keywords: deliberative appraisal; inclusive goods; urban agriculture; community monetary valuation; sustainable cities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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