Stimulating and developing sustainable urban local economies
The role of urban agriculture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21540936 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Kwame Mensah (0000-0003-1533-4903, Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management, University of Ghana Business School, Accra, Ghana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1086-1099 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development Southern Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0376-835X • E-ISSN: 1470-3637 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2177259 |
| OpenAlex | W4321220063 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 36 |
Whereas urban agriculture is a potential tool for urban local economic development (LED), there appears to be little empirical evidence that has examined how urban agriculture affects the urban local economy from a LED perspective. This research aims to examine the role of urban agriculture in the urban local economy in a developing country, Ghana. Data for the research was obtained through focus group discussions and key informant interviews with urban agriculturalists and urban local authorities in two assemblies respectively in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The findings showed that if properly supported, urban agriculture can improve the local economy because of its multiple benefits of employment, income, and improved livelihood and food security. This study contributed to expanding the international scholarship on LED from the perspective of using urban agriculture as an LED strategy by examining the case in Ghana
Agriculture · Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Food security · Geography · Livelihood · Scholarship · Urban agriculture · Urban economics · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Green Space and Health
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |