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Urban agriculture matters for sustainable development
Urban agriculture can contribute to sustainable development. However, a holistic investigation is lacking to comprehend its positive and negative impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our systematic analysis of around 1,450 relevant publications on urban agriculture, screened from 76,000 records, fills this gap.WemapandanalyzethetextintheliteratureforeachSDGtargetanditsassociatedpositiveornegative sentiments. Here, we report our results highlighting that urban agriculture is linked to all SDGs, with 142 and136targetshavingpositiveandnegativesentiments.Themappedpositivesentimentsarearounddouble the negative ones. We identify six leveraging opportunities urban agriculture provides for sustainable transformation with four hurdles to be resolved. Urban agriculture does not inherently contribute to sustainability. Its impacts rely on the adoption of specific practices. Realizing urban agriculture’s social, economic, and environmental functions to accelerate SDG progress requires tackling the hurdles.
Urban agriculture matters for sustainable development
Urban agriculture can contribute to sustainable development. However, a holistic investigation is lacking to comprehend its positive and negative impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our systematic analysis of around 1,450 relevant publications on urban agriculture, screened from 76,000 records, fills this gap.WemapandanalyzethetextintheliteratureforeachSDGtargetanditsassociatedpositiveornegative sentiments. Here, we report our results highlighting that urban agriculture is linked to all SDGs, with 142 and136targetshavingpositiveandnegativesentiments.Themappedpositivesentimentsarearounddouble the negative ones. We identify six leveraging opportunities urban agriculture provides for sustainable transformation with four hurdles to be resolved. Urban agriculture does not inherently contribute to sustainability. Its impacts rely on the adoption of specific practices. Realizing urban agriculture’s social, economic, and environmental functions to accelerate SDG progress requires tackling the hurdles.
Urban agriculture matters for sustainable development
Pradhan, Prajal (author) / Subedi, Daya Raj (author) / Dahal, Kshitij (author) / Hu, Yuanchao (author) / Gurung, Prakriti (author) / Pokharel, Sijal (author) / Kafle, Sagar (author) / Khatri, Biplav (author) / Basyal, Sudeeksha (author) / Gurung, Monika (author)
2024-09-27
Pradhan , P , Subedi , D R , Dahal , K , Hu , Y , Gurung , P , Pokharel , S , Kafle , S , Khatri , B , Basyal , S , Gurung , M & Joshi , A 2024 , ' Urban agriculture matters for sustainable development ' , Cell Reports Sustainability , vol. 1 , no. 9 , 100217 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100217
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