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Green infrastructure (GI), as a concept and as a tool for environmental land-use planning at various scales, has burst onto the academic, political, and policy-making scenes in the last two decades. This tool, associated with strategic planning, offers integrated solutions for improving the ecological connectivity and urban resilience of open spaces, especially those affected by processes of urban sprawl, the abandonment of agriculture, and the territorial fragmentation of habitats and traditional agricultural landscapes. In spite of the advantages of GI, its design and implementation face a range of challenges and limitations. In this context, this paper has two objectives: Firstly, to address a critical review of recent literature on the subject, which, among other things, highlights the lack of references to the role of peri-urban agriculture in GI planning, and the positive contribution made by peri-urban agriculture to the local food supply and other regulatory and cultural services. Secondly, to propose a methodology to contribute to integrating practical GI planning in metropolitan regions to maximize the activation of traditional agricultural landscapes and the improvement of landscape connectivity in metropolitan regions for the reconnection of rural-urban relationships.
Carolina Yacamán Ochoa; Daniel Ferrer Jiménez; Rafael Mata Olmo. Green Infrastructure Planning in Metropolitan Regions to Improve the Connectivity of Agricultural Landscapes and Food Security. Land 2020, 9, 414 .
AMA StyleCarolina Yacamán Ochoa, Daniel Ferrer Jiménez, Rafael Mata Olmo. Green Infrastructure Planning in Metropolitan Regions to Improve the Connectivity of Agricultural Landscapes and Food Security. Land. 2020; 9 (11):414.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarolina Yacamán Ochoa; Daniel Ferrer Jiménez; Rafael Mata Olmo. 2020. "Green Infrastructure Planning in Metropolitan Regions to Improve the Connectivity of Agricultural Landscapes and Food Security." Land 9, no. 11: 414.
Discussions on food security in the Global North have raised questions about the capacity of peri-urban organic agriculture to provide sufficient healthy food for the urban market. Dealing with food security requires more attention to how to protect peri-urban organic farming systems from urban pressures while strengthening the sustainability of local food systems. Given that short food supply chains (SFSCs) have been proven to be effective at reconnecting people with food production, this study focuses on identifying the barriers that hinder their development and the opportunities derived from the comparative advantage provided by their urban proximity. This study is based on documentary and empirical research addressing food supply chain characteristics in the organic sector. This study is focused on Mediterranean peri-urban agriculture, where, historically, there have been close relationships between the city and the countryside. These relationships are based on the fact that many cities are traditionally located next to areas of high agricultural activity, where a wide variety of vegetables is produced almost continuously due to the relatively mild winter climate. This study deals with two medium-sized metropolitan areas in Andalucía in the south of the Iberian Peninsula—the coastal city of Málaga, which is of a tourist-residential nature, and the inland urban agglomeration of Granada. Our research shows, when compared with other studies, that the local organic food sector seems to have great potential to find innovative solutions based on a collective approach, local embeddedness, and collective knowledge and by prioritizing horizontal and sustainable processes at the local/regional scale.
Carolina Yacamán Ochoa; Alberto Matarán Ruiz; Rafael Mata Olmo; Álvaro Macías Figueroa; Adolfo Torres Rodríguez. Peri-Urban Organic Agriculture and Short Food Supply Chains as Drivers for Strengthening City/Region Food Systems—Two Case Studies in Andalucía, Spain. Land 2020, 9, 177 .
AMA StyleCarolina Yacamán Ochoa, Alberto Matarán Ruiz, Rafael Mata Olmo, Álvaro Macías Figueroa, Adolfo Torres Rodríguez. Peri-Urban Organic Agriculture and Short Food Supply Chains as Drivers for Strengthening City/Region Food Systems—Two Case Studies in Andalucía, Spain. Land. 2020; 9 (6):177.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarolina Yacamán Ochoa; Alberto Matarán Ruiz; Rafael Mata Olmo; Álvaro Macías Figueroa; Adolfo Torres Rodríguez. 2020. "Peri-Urban Organic Agriculture and Short Food Supply Chains as Drivers for Strengthening City/Region Food Systems—Two Case Studies in Andalucía, Spain." Land 9, no. 6: 177.
Some of the results of the landscape planning study recently carried out for the Metropolitan Area of Murcia in south‐eastern Spain, specifically for the areas of the Vega Media del Segura and the Huerta de Murcia, are presented. From the perspective of landscape as heritage, understood as a quality of the entire territory, methodological criteria are contributed for the analysis of landscapes for spatial planning purposes, as well as the result of trends, values and problems affecting the landscapes of peri‐urban agriculture. Public participation is highlighted throughout, and proposals are made for the preservation and management of the landscape as a resource contributing to the sustainability of the metropolitan area.
Rafael Mata Olmo; Santiago Fernández Muñoz. La Huerta de Murcia: landscape guidelines for a peri‐urban territory. Landscape Research 2004, 29, 385 -397.
AMA StyleRafael Mata Olmo, Santiago Fernández Muñoz. La Huerta de Murcia: landscape guidelines for a peri‐urban territory. Landscape Research. 2004; 29 (4):385-397.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRafael Mata Olmo; Santiago Fernández Muñoz. 2004. "La Huerta de Murcia: landscape guidelines for a peri‐urban territory." Landscape Research 29, no. 4: 385-397.
El artículo da cuenta de papel desempeñado por las sociedades de vecinos en las opciones en las operaciones repobladoras desarrolladas en la cuenca alta del río Sorbe, al norte de la provincia de Guadalajara, durante el último medio siglo. Para ello se comparan las actuacciones masivas de los años 50 a 70, con la aplicación de las recientes medidas de reforestación de tierras agrícolas, de acompañamiento de la reforma de la P.A.C. aprobada en 1992. El estudio de caso realizado es también una buena oportunidad para reflexionar sobre el cambiante significado de los montes de vecinos a lo largo de una etapa de profunda transformación socioeconómica y política.
Santiago Fernández Muñoz; Rafael Mata Olmo. Pasado y presente de las repoblaciones forestales en montes de sociedades de vecinos. Estudios Geográficos 2000, 61, 461 .
AMA StyleSantiago Fernández Muñoz, Rafael Mata Olmo. Pasado y presente de las repoblaciones forestales en montes de sociedades de vecinos. Estudios Geográficos. 2000; 61 (240):461.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSantiago Fernández Muñoz; Rafael Mata Olmo. 2000. "Pasado y presente de las repoblaciones forestales en montes de sociedades de vecinos." Estudios Geográficos 61, no. 240: 461.