Urban Agriculture: Fostering the Urban-Rural Continuum

The Rural-Urban Continuum and Environmental Concerns

Studies have generally found rural residents to be less concerned about environmental problems than urbanites. This difference has been attributed primarily to a nature-exploitative attitude of famters. The present study finds little support for this proposition, but an alternative explanation, derived from rational choice and exchange theory, is supported. Owneroperator fanners are different f...

Track 2 Urban - Rural Continuum Successful Linkages Between Peri - Urban Food Production and Urban Market

At the core of the current agricultural system is a clear focus on increasedproduction, with increased intensification as the answer to current global societal andenvironmental issues. It is clear to many however that following a business as usual pathwill put increased tension on the already stressed planetary boundaries. Climate change,economic and demographic evolutions w...

Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture

Filling the Gaps: Dentist Disparities along the Rural Urban Continuum

This paper examines the distribution of dentists among U.S. counties along the rural-urban continuum. Dentist workforce availability has implications for oral health care access and utilization, which in turn can affect the quality of life, health, and productivity of rural residents. In addition, dentists form part of the non-tradable services sector, and its erosion may affect the vitality of...

Urban agriculture

This paper describes the scale and nature of agricultural production in urban, suburban and peri-urban zones of Mexico City and how these have adapted to the changing demands from urban populations for food, wood and recreation. It also demonstrates how agricultural producers have successfully adapted their products and their production methods, including building on traditional production syst...