TY - CHAP U1 - Konferenzveröffentlichung A1 - Hirsch, Darya A1 - Meyer, Christian A1 - Klement, Johannes A1 - Hamer, Martin A1 - Terlau, Wiltrud T1 - Urban AgriCulture and Food Systems Dynamics: Urban Gardening and Urban Farming of the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg region, Germany T2 - Deiters, Rickert et al. (Eds.): Proceedings of the 10th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks. February 15-19, 2016, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria N2 - Agricultural activities within the city boundaries have a long history in both developed and developing countries. Especially in developing countries these activities contribute to food security and the mitigation of malnutrition (food grown for home consumption). They generate additional income and contribute to recreation, environmental health as well as social interaction. In this paper, a broad approach of Urban AgriCulture is used, which includes the production of crops in urban and peri-urban areas and ranges in developed countries from allotment gardens (Schrebergarten) over community gardens (Urban Gardening) to semi-entrepreneurial self-harvest farms and fully commercialized agriculture (Urban Farming). Citizens seek to make a shift from traditional to new (sustainable) forms of food supply. From this evolves a demand for urban spaces that can be used agriculturally. The way how these citizens’ initiatives can be supported and their contribution to a resilient and sustainable urban food system increasingly attracts attention. This paper presents an empirical case study on Urban AgriCulture initiatives in the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg region (Germany). Urban AgriCulture is still a niche movement with the potential to contribute more significantly to urban development and constitute a pillar of urban quality of life. KW - regional food production KW - social empirical research KW - sustainable transition KW - urban green spaces KW - citizen participation KW - food systems UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-24968 SN - 2194-511X SS - 2194-511X U6 - https://doi.org/10.18461/pfsd.2016.1646 DO - https://doi.org/10.18461/pfsd.2016.1646 SP - 406 EP - 419 PB - CentMa CY - Bonn ER -