@article{HirschMeyerKlementetal.2016, author = {Hirsch, Darya and Meyer, Christian H. and Klement, Johannes and Hamer, Martin and Terlau, Wiltrud}, title = {Urban AgriCulture and Food Systems Dynamics in the German Bonn/Rhein-Sieg Region}, journal = {International Journal on Food System Dynamics}, volume = {7}, number = {4}, issn = {1869-6945}, doi = {10.18461/ijfsd.v7i4.745}, institution = {Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften}, pages = {341 -- 359}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Agricultural activities within city boundaries have a long history in both developed and developing countries. In this paper, a broad approach to Urban AgriCulture (UAC) is used, one that includes the production of crops in urban and peri-urban areas and ranges in developed countries from allotment gardens over community gardens to semi-entrepreneurial self-harvest farms and fully commercialized agriculture. With an empirical case study on UAC Initiatives in the Bonn/Rhein-Sieg region this work fills a gap since the lack of comprehensive and comparative studies on urban agriculture (UA) currently makes it difficult for researchers to identify the benefits of UA activities.}, language = {en} }