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Urban nature does not stop at the waterfront, neither should urban planning: A case study of street fishing in Stockholm
While research on green urban spaces has established their important values and functions, less attention has been given to blue urban spaces and its importance for wellbeing of urban residents. With the project “Blue Urban Commons” (2020-2023) we wish to gain more knowledge about these blue spaces through a case study of Stockholm, Sweden. The aim with this project is to understand how urban dwellers use and depend on city waters for recreation, food, and general well-being, with a specific focus on recreational fishing. This paper consists of four parts highlighting research strands, preliminary findings and reflections concerning what issues are important for planning blue urban spaces. The first part provides an understanding of the various conditions that enables Stockholm to be an attractive city for fishing. In the second part, we present some preliminary findings regarding the diversity of fishers in Stockholm, using an ideal typical distinction between fishing for fun and fishing for food. The fact that many people fish for food in Stockholm raises several questions, such as e.g. on water pollution and their potential health consequences for fishers and the fish, which we present in the third part. We conclude with some reflections on the various goals of planning urban waterfronts and the trade-offs that it includes between food safety and security, equal access, and human and non-human wellbeing. ; QC 20231115 Part of ISBN 978-91-8040-654-3 ; SOS Climate Waterfront https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/823901
Urban nature does not stop at the waterfront, neither should urban planning: A case study of street fishing in Stockholm
While research on green urban spaces has established their important values and functions, less attention has been given to blue urban spaces and its importance for wellbeing of urban residents. With the project “Blue Urban Commons” (2020-2023) we wish to gain more knowledge about these blue spaces through a case study of Stockholm, Sweden. The aim with this project is to understand how urban dwellers use and depend on city waters for recreation, food, and general well-being, with a specific focus on recreational fishing. This paper consists of four parts highlighting research strands, preliminary findings and reflections concerning what issues are important for planning blue urban spaces. The first part provides an understanding of the various conditions that enables Stockholm to be an attractive city for fishing. In the second part, we present some preliminary findings regarding the diversity of fishers in Stockholm, using an ideal typical distinction between fishing for fun and fishing for food. The fact that many people fish for food in Stockholm raises several questions, such as e.g. on water pollution and their potential health consequences for fishers and the fish, which we present in the third part. We conclude with some reflections on the various goals of planning urban waterfronts and the trade-offs that it includes between food safety and security, equal access, and human and non-human wellbeing. ; QC 20231115 Part of ISBN 978-91-8040-654-3 ; SOS Climate Waterfront https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/823901
Urban nature does not stop at the waterfront, neither should urban planning: A case study of street fishing in Stockholm
Boonstra, Wiebren J. (author) / Hedling, Rikard (author) / Rieser, Anja (author)
2023-01-01
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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