Nature-based solutions for agriculture in circular cities : challenges, gaps, and opportunities

Canet-Martí, Alba; Pineda-Martos, Rocío; Junge, Ranka; Bohn, Katrin; Paço, Teresa A.; Delgado, Cecilia; Alenčikienė, Gitana; Skar, Siv Lene Gangenes; Baganz, Gösta F. M.

doi:10.3390/w13182565

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25721

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Nature-based solutions for agriculture in circular cities : challenges, gaps, and opportunities
Authors:	Canet-Martí, Alba Pineda-Martos, Rocío Junge, Ranka Bohn, Katrin Paço, Teresa A. Delgado, Cecilia Alenčikienė, Gitana Skar, Siv Lene Gangenes Baganz, Gösta F. M.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.3390/w13182565 10.21256/zhaw-25721
Published in:	Water
Volume(Issue):	13
Issue:	18
Page(s):	2565
Issue Date:	2021
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	MDPI
ISSN:	2073-4441
Language:	English
Subjects:	Urban agriculture; Nutrient stream; Urban food system; Urban circularity challenge; Resources management; Urban sustainability
Subject (DDC):	338: Production 630: Agriculture
Abstract:	Urban agriculture (UA) plays a key role in the circular metabolism of cities, as it can use water resources, nutrients, and other materials recovered from streams that currently leave the city as solid waste or as wastewater to produce new food and biomass. The ecosystem services of urban green spaces and infrastructures and the productivity of specific urban agricultural technologies have been discussed in literature. However, the understanding of input and output (I/O) streams of different nature-based solutions (NBS) is not yet sufficient to identify the challenges and opportunities they offer for strengthening circularity in UA. We propose a series of agriculture NBS, which, implemented in cities, would address circularity challenges in different urban spaces. To identify the challenges, gaps, and opportunities related to the enhancement of resources management of agriculture NBS, we evaluated NBS units, interventions, and supporting units, and analyzed I/O streams as links of urban circularity. A broader understanding of the food-related urban streams is important to recover resources and adapt the distribution system accordingly. As a result, we pinpointed the gaps that hinder the development of UA as a potential opportunity within the framework of the Circular City.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25721
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Canet-Martí, A., Pineda-Martos, R., Junge, R., Bohn, K., Paço, T. A., Delgado, C., Alenčikienė, G., Skar, S. L. G., & Baganz, G. F. M. (2021). Nature-based solutions for agriculture in circular cities : challenges, gaps, and opportunities. Water, 13(18), 2565. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13182565

Canet-Martí, A. et al. (2021) ‘Nature-based solutions for agriculture in circular cities : challenges, gaps, and opportunities’, Water, 13(18), p. 2565. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13182565.

A. Canet-Martí et al., “Nature-based solutions for agriculture in circular cities : challenges, gaps, and opportunities,” Water, vol. 13, no. 18, p. 2565, 2021, doi: 10.3390/w13182565.

CANET-MARTÍ, Alba, Rocío PINEDA-MARTOS, Ranka JUNGE, Katrin BOHN, Teresa A. PAÇO, Cecilia DELGADO, Gitana ALENČIKIENĖ, Siv Lene Gangenes SKAR und Gösta F. M. BAGANZ, 2021. Nature-based solutions for agriculture in circular cities : challenges, gaps, and opportunities. Water. 2021. Bd. 13, Nr. 18, S. 2565. DOI 10.3390/w13182565

Canet-Martí, Alba, Rocío Pineda-Martos, Ranka Junge, Katrin Bohn, Teresa A. Paço, Cecilia Delgado, Gitana Alenčikienė, Siv Lene Gangenes Skar, and Gösta F. M. Baganz. 2021. “Nature-Based Solutions for Agriculture in Circular Cities : Challenges, Gaps, and Opportunities.” Water 13 (18): 2565. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13182565.

Canet-Martí, Alba, et al. “Nature-Based Solutions for Agriculture in Circular Cities : Challenges, Gaps, and Opportunities.” Water, vol. 13, no. 18, 2021, p. 2565, https://doi.org/10.3390/w13182565.