Urban agriculture as a strategy for urban resilience in developing countries
Throughout history and numerous recent experiences, urban gardens have been used to mitigate the impact of economic, environmental and even social crises in cities, especially those located in developing countries. This paper analyses various examples of urban orchard-gardens implemented as a strate...
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ojs-article-1432021-04-22T18:17:19Z Urban agriculture as a strategy for urban resilience in developing countries Huertos urbanos como estrategia de resiliencia urbana en países en desarrollo Urías Borbón, Diana Susana Ochoa de la Torre, José Manuel Throughout history and numerous recent experiences, urban gardens have been used to mitigate the impact of economic, environmental and even social crises in cities, especially those located in developing countries. This paper analyses various examples of urban orchard-gardens implemented as a strategy to increase resilience in cities from Africa, Asia and Latin America, each with different economic, social and climatic contexts, with the aim of identifying practices that can be replicated in similar contexts. From economic resilience (surviving moments of crisis and/or war), social resilience (integration of vulnerable sectors of the population) and environmental resilience (coping with natural phenomena), urban orchard-gardens have proved to be a viable strategy for resolving these issues. As they are implemented in areas that cannot be built on due to flood risk, such as riverbanks, they function as a natural barrier and water absorption area. In some cities, the crops can represent important family savings and improve food quality. Furthermore, their use as a strategy for generating employment and reducing insecurity, exemplifies that urban orchard-gardens are an effective and economic strategy, contributing to the economic, social and environmental resilience of today’s cities. Los huertos urbanos a través de la historia y de numerosas experiencias recientes han sido utilizados para aminorar el impacto de crisis económicas, naturales e incluso sociales, en las ciudades, especialmente aquellas ubicadas en países en desarrollo. El presente artículo analiza diversos ejemplos de huertos urbanos implementados como estrategia para incrementar la resiliencia en ciudades de África, Asia y América Latina, cada una con diferentes contextos económicos, sociales y climáticos con el objetivo de identificar prácticas que puedan ser replicables en contextos similares. Desde la resiliencia económica (subsistir a momentos de crisis o guerras), social (integración de sectores vulnerables de la población) y ambiental (enfrentar fenómenos naturales), los huertos urbanos han demostrado ser una estrategia viable para resolver estos aspectos. Al implantarse en zonas no edificables por riesgo de inundación, como en las orillas de los ríos, funcionan como barrera natural y zona de absorción de agua. En algunas ciudades los cultivos pueden representar ahorros familiares importantes y mejorar la calidad alimentaria. Además, su utilización como estrategia de generación de empleo y disminución de inseguridad ejemplifica que los huertos urbanos son una estrategia eficaz y económica que contribuye a la resiliencia urbana en aspectos económicos, sociales y ambientales de las ciudades actuales. Centro Universitario de Arte, Arquitectura y Diseño 2020-07-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://www.revistavivienda.cuaad.udg.mx/index.php/rv/article/view/143 10.32870/rvcs.v0i8.143 Vivienda y Comunidades Sustentables; No 8 (2020): Vivienda y Comunidades Sustentables; 81-102 Vivienda y Comunidades Sustentables; Núm. 8 (2020): Vivienda y Comunidades Sustentables; 81-102 2594-0198 10.32870/rvcs.v0i8 spa https://www.revistavivienda.cuaad.udg.mx/index.php/rv/article/view/143/174 |
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Throughout history and numerous recent experiences, urban gardens have been used to mitigate the impact of economic, environmental and even social crises in cities, especially those located in developing countries. This paper analyses various examples of urban orchard-gardens implemented as a strategy to increase resilience in cities from Africa, Asia and Latin America, each with different economic, social and climatic contexts, with the aim of identifying practices that can be replicated in similar contexts. From economic resilience (surviving moments of crisis and/or war), social resilience (integration of vulnerable sectors of the population) and environmental resilience (coping with natural phenomena), urban orchard-gardens have proved to be a viable strategy for resolving these issues. As they are implemented in areas that cannot be built on due to flood risk, such as riverbanks, they function as a natural barrier and water absorption area. In some cities, the crops can represent important family savings and improve food quality. Furthermore, their use as a strategy for generating employment and reducing insecurity, exemplifies that urban orchard-gardens are an effective and economic strategy, contributing to the economic, social and environmental resilience of today’s cities. |
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