WS4 | Benefits and Challenges of Integrating Urban- and Agricultural Systems (Theme 2)
Session Details
| Moderator: | Marcus Giese Suzanne Jacobs |
| Date/Time: | 10.10.2024, 14:15 – 16:15 |
| Location: | Margarete-Bieber-Saal |
Description
Peri-urban agricultural production systems are vital components of sustainable urban development affecting water resources and urban climate. They offer unique opportunities to bridge the gap between rural and urban food systems, enhance food and water security, and promote sustainable land use including the adaptation of urban areas to climate change. However, realizing these benefits requires careful planning, innovative policies, and a commitment to balancing the diverse needs and challenges of peri-urban areas. The workshop strives to identify these benefits and challenges as well as ways to realize positive developments in an interactive process with the participants along the following topics:
- Land Use and Urbanization Pressure
- Resource Constraints and Environmental Degradation
- Socioeconomic and Institutional Challenges
- Integration of Urban and Agricultural Systems