Food urbanism : typologies, strategies, case studies / Craig Verzone & Cristina Woods ; edited by Danielle Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verzone, Craig, author.

Woods, Cristina, author.

Contributor:

Alexander, Danielle, editor.

Alfred Bendiner Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban landscape architecture.

Urban agriculture.

Food supply.

City planning.

urban landscapes.

Physical Description:

266 pages : color illustrations, maps, plans ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhauser, 2021.

Summary:

"Due to ongoing interest in quality of nutrition, health and improved civic life, urban food production continues to increase inside cities worldwide. Nonetheless, finding available fertile land, assembling favorable conditions and competent project stewards remain challenging in light of competing land-use interests and divergent stakeholder intentions. Food Urbanism introduces typologies, tools, evaluation methods and strategies, and illustrates practical applications urban agriculture methods. Thanks to the planned insertion of food production entities into the urban realm, thoughtful projects can augment urban quality, Food Urbanism is a versatile and insightful tool deployed during the preliminary, schematic and development phases of landscape design, urban planning, and public participation. Case studies at multiple scales, micro to macro, demonstrate the potential of this movement.

With an increasing interest in quality of nutrition and health, urban food production has begun to occur inside the growing cities worldwide and risks to compete with other urban needs. The book introduces typologies, tools, evaluation methods and strategies, and shows the practical applications of the methods. Multiple projects illustrate solutions that augment quality via the insertion of food production entities into the urban realm.

Contents:

Introduction

Preface

Principles of Urban Quality

From Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes to Food Urbanism / essay by Andre Viljoen and Katrin Bohm

Typologies. Sites ; Growers ; Production Entities ; Urban Forms and Ingredients ; Toolkit

Case Studies. Agro-Urban Park Bernex, Switzerland ; Design Research in Practice ; Urban Scenarios ; Urban Acupuncture

Urban Strategies

Appendix: The Atlas

Selected Bibliography and References

Contributors to the Food Urbanism Initiative

About the Authors.

Notes:

Includes selected bibliography and references (pages 260-261).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alfred Bendiner Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

PDF version

ISBN:

9783035615999

3035615993

OCLC:

1158153390

Publisher Number:

9783035615999