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Urban agriculture and 'early birds' initiatives in Warsaw

Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: The article concern on application of the idea of urban agriculture in Poland. The concept has notyet been widely recognized in Poland , that is why the emerging practitioners and their initiatives can thus verywell be named as ‘early birds’. To capture general views on UA, similarities and differences in opinions and toformulate possibilities for UA in Warsaw we organized a workshop with representatives of main UA organizationsin the Polish capital as well as representatives of the City Hall. The workshop tasks reflect different topics as:identification of UA, aims of UA, location of UA, the future of UA, opportunities and barriers for UA development,and the role of local authorities in UA development. To conclude, the UA activities represent in Warsaw promotemostly the social and ecological aspects with the role of UA in the protection of open green space in the city.Professional production in the city linked to job creation is currently not seen as of great importance. The most UAforms in Warsaw are related to allotment gardens and agricultural holdings.
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Open Access status: green
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