The Rise of Urban Agriculture: an Epiphenomenon or a Slow Revolution?
Dialogue between Christine Aubry and Jean-Noël Consalès
Pages 119 to 131
Cite this article
- AUBRY, Christine,
- CONSALÈS, Jean-Noël,
- KEBIR, Leïla
- and BARRAQUÉ, Bernard,
- Aubry, Christine.,
- et al.
- Aubry, C.,
- Consalès, J.-N.,
- Kebir, L.
- and Barraqué, B.
https://doi.org/10.3917/esp.158.0117
Cite this article
- Aubry, C.,
- Consalès, J.-N.,
- Kebir, L.
- and Barraqué, B.
- Aubry, Christine.,
- et al.
- AUBRY, Christine,
- CONSALÈS, Jean-Noël,
- KEBIR, Leïla
- and BARRAQUÉ, Bernard,
https://doi.org/10.3917/esp.158.0117
"Urban agriculture seems to make a comeback in cities of Northern countries. Public, private, associative and also entrepreneurial initiatives are spreading. The enthusiasm accompanying the development of these initiatives is quite broad about the range of services provided: food but also social and environmental matters. However some discordant voices express serious doubts on the relevance of a usually non-professional agriculture. They consider it as peripheral in meeting the food needs of citizens, as a passing fad and even as an urban leisure; they also doubt it is real agriculture.This joint interview of Christine Aubry and Jean-Noël Consalès addresses the present debates related to urban agriculture development. They point out the existence of a great variety of forms of urban agriculture, which is a breeding ground for innovation and the sign of a possible huge transformation of the agricultural world."
Keywords
- urban agriculture
- innovation
- urban development
- agriculture
Publisher keywords: agriculture, innovation, urban agriculture, urban development