From Smart Urban Forests to Edible Cities

New Approaches in Urban Planning and Design

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22018382
AutoresAlessio Russo (0000-0002-0073-7243, University of Gloucestershire), Francisco J Escobedo (0000-0002-9272-5046, Pacific Southwest Research Station)
Año2022
Volumen7
Número2
Páginas131-134
Fecha de publicación2022-05-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Planning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635
EditorialCogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.17645/up.v7i2.5804
OpenAlexW4281963981
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas12

In recent years, the pressing environmental, social, and economic problems affecting cities have resulted in the integration of the disciplines of landscape architecture and urban forestry via a transdisciplinary approach to urban planning and design. Now, new urban forestry approaches and concepts have emerged for more sustainable city planning. The discipline is using different methods and approaches to address many pressing issues such as human well-being and also food security. But, research on these topics is still limited and not available for many cities in the world. To fill this gap, we present this thematic issue “From Smart Urban Forests to Edible Cities: New Approaches in Urban Planning and Design.” The findings from this thematic issue offer new insight to policymakers and practitioners, as well as contribute to the emerging literature on edible and forest cities. Furthermore, the findings spanning different cities from different geographies can be used towards achieving the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals of making cities and human settlements more resilient, inclusive, safe, and sustainable, as well as ending hunger, achieving food security, and improving nutrition. However, further studies are still needed, especially in developing countries and the Global South

Agriculture · Business · Cartography · Civil engineering · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Food security · Geography · Human settlement · Political science · Sustainable development · Thematic map · Urban agriculture · Urban planning · Engineering · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban Green Space and Health