How Can Innovation in Urban Agriculture Contribute to Sustainability? A Characterization and Evaluation Study from Five Western European Cities
Summary. Urban agriculture in five Western European cities generates innovations driven by specific problems farmers aim to solve. The study identified 147 novelties across environmental, social, and economic dimensions, with more innovations in environmental and social areas than economic ones. External stakeholders significantly supported these projects. The research demonstrates that greater innovativeness directly enhances overall sustainability outcomes in urban agriculture.
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Sanyé‐Mengual, E., Specht, K., Grapsa, E., Orsini, F., & Gianquinto, G.. (2019). How Can Innovation in Urban Agriculture Contribute to Sustainability? A Characterization and Evaluation Study from Five Western European Cities. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154221
Sanyé‐Mengual, Esther, et al. “How Can Innovation in Urban Agriculture Contribute to Sustainability? A Characterization and Evaluation Study from Five Western European Cities.” Sustainability, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154221.
Sanyé‐Mengual, Esther, Kathrin Specht, Erofili Grapsa, Francesco Orsini, and Giorgio Gianquinto. 2019. “How Can Innovation in Urban Agriculture Contribute to Sustainability? A Characterization and Evaluation Study from Five Western European Cities.” Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154221.
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author = {Esther Sanyé‐Mengual and Kathrin Specht and Erofili Grapsa and Francesco Orsini and Giorgio Gianquinto},
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Details
- DOI
- 10.3390/su11154221
- Countries
- Italy, Germany, France, Spain
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- food-systems, innovation-theory, climate-and-environment
- Added
- 2026-04-28