Agricultural Urbanism
Definition & Goals
Agricultural urbanism (AU): is a planning, policy, and design framework that focuses on integrating a wide range of sustainable food system elements into urban planning projects and neighbourhoods.
The cornerstone of implementing AU is to create an urban environment that activates and enhances all aspects of a sustainable food system through the integration - not separation - of people, their living environments and food. It’s about reconnecting people to where food comes from; designing desirable and viable site specific forms of agriculture and food activities in a range of spaces; from wild foraging areas to downtown cores.
