The contribution of small-scale food production in urban areas to the sustainable development goals: a review and case study

Food production depends upon the adequate provision of underpinning ecosystem services, such as pollination. Paradoxically, conventional farming practices are undermining these services and resulting in degraded soils, polluted waters, greenhouse gas emissions and massive loss of biodiversity includ...

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Published in:	Sustainability science Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 1585 - 1599
Main Authors:	Nicholls, Elizabeth, Ely, Adrian, Birkin, Linda, Basu, Parthiba, Goulson, Dave
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo Springer Japan 01.11.2020 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Agricultural practices Agriculture Allotments Biodiversity Biodiversity loss Case studies Climate Change Management and Policy Crop diversification Crops Earth and Environmental Science Economic conditions Ecosystem services Ecosystems employment Environment Environmental Economics Environmental Management Farming Farming systems Food Food production Greenhouse effect Greenhouse gases Intensive farming Landscape Ecology Pesticides Plant reproduction Pollination Pollinators Public Health Soil degradation Soil pollution Soils Special Feature: Exploring Interactions among the Sustainable Development Goals: Case Studies from Three Continents Special Feature: Review Article Sustainability sustainability science and engineering sustainable agriculture Sustainable Development Sustainable food systems Sustainable production Urban agriculture Urban areas Urban farming Urban studies Agriculture Urban farming Biodiversity Food security Pesticides
ISSN:	1862-4065, 1862-4057
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