A global-scale review of smart city practice and research focusing on residential neighbourhoods

N Nath, R Nitanai, R Manabe, A Murayama - Habitat International, 2023 - Elsevier
Smart cities have emerged as a pivotal aspect of urban planning and policy, leveraging
technology and data analytics to enhance sustainability and citizens' quality of life …

Home and wild food procurement were associated with improved food security during the COVID-19 pandemic in two rural US states

MT Niles, AC McCarthy, J Malacarne, S Bliss… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Both food insecurity and home and wild food procurement (HWFP), including gardening,
increased in many countries during the COVID-19 pandemic; yet little evidence has …

contribution of home gardens to sustainable development: Perspectives from a supported opinion essay

M Santos, H Moreira, JA Cabral, R Gabriel… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Home gardening has a long history that started when humans became sedentary, being
traditionally considered an accessible source of food and medicinal plants to treat common …

Food security for Nigerians through sustainable agriculture

K Garba - Nutrition & Food Science, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a practical implementation blueprint for the
attainment of food security for all Nigerians based on sustainable agricultural practices …

[HTML][HTML] Topic evolution in urban studies: Tracking back and moving forward

H Han, C Shen, K Li, ATK Ho - Journal of Urban Management, 2023 - Elsevier
This study is a bibliometric analysis of urban studies publications from 2001 to 2021 that
unravels the evolution and growing complexity of the field. Although developed regions still …

[HTML][HTML] Housing and gardening: Developing a health equity-focused research agenda

J Kingsley, Z Goodall, M Chandrabose… - Landscape and Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence of the health and wellbeing benefits of gardening. However,
such benefits are not shared equally across groups in the community. It is important from a …

Lawn with a side salad: Rainwater harvesting for self-sufficiency through urban agriculture

IV Hume, DM Summers, TR Cavagnaro - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
In a rapidly urbanising world, urban agriculture has garnered much attention for increasing
resilience to a range of interrelated stressors, including climate change, food insecurity …

The potential of urban family vertical farming: A pilot study of Shanghai

Y Shao, Z Zhou, H Chen, F Zhang, Y Cui… - Sustainable Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable cities are increasingly requiring local food systems. On the contrary, food self-
sufficiency rate in many cities is continuously decreasing. In recent years, the concept of …

Protecting ecosystem services of urban agriculture against land-use change using market-based instruments. A Polish perspective

J Goździewicz-Biechońska, A Brzezińska-Rawa - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban agriculture is the collective name for a wide variety of farming activities that occur
within a city's boundaries or direct sphere of influence. A shared feature of urban agriculture …

European Green Deal: Satellite Monitoring in the Implementation of the Concept of Agricultural Development in an Urbanized Environment

O Opryshko, N Pasichnyk, N Kiktev, A Dudnyk, T Hutsol… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
To improve energy and environmental security in urban environments and in accordance
with the requirements of the EU, the task of sustainable developing agriculture in urban …