Projects
Governance of urban agriculture in a comparative perspective : a sociological analysis Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In this project, we analyze how the phenomenon of urban agriculture in four western cities is developed and managed, and to what degree the (different) context leads to a different type of urban agriculture, with differences in degree of innovation and professionalization. In a number of urban regions, urban agriculture is appearing as an alternative production, distribution and consumption ...
The Resilience of Urban Agriculture in Industrialising Societies: a social-agrosystemic approach applied on 19th-century Belgium. University of Antwerp
Urban agriculture as an alternative to classic green structures in an urbanized environment: economic and spatial analysis. University of Antwerp
Urban agriculture in Brussels Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Informal public governance: The cases of primary education and urban agriculture in peri-urban Kinshasa (DRC). University of Antwerp
Agriculture and open space in the urban region Gent Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
For its new spatial structure plan “Space for Ghent – Structure vision 2030”, the city of Ghent has requested information on the agricultural activities in Ghent. What area is currently being used for agricultural activities in Ghent? Which trends do we see? Which needs do farmers have and what are the spatial implications? What area will still be available for agriculture in 2030? In order to ...
Monitoring agricultural land conversion induced by urban sprawl and transportation in Northeast Iran (MONALISA-T) Ghent University
Proper monitoring can restrict agricultural land conversion (ALC) and direct urban expansion to desired ways that protect fertile agricultural lands. This project aimed at monitoring ALC induced by urban sprawl and transportation in Northeast Iran ending up with different scenarios of urban expansion and transportation. The study showed how urban sprawl and transportation modes can result in different ALC patterns.
Medieval urban agricultural land use in Flanders and Brabant (6th-13th centuries AD): phytolith research as a novel tool for the understanding of cultivated soils in towns Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Flanders and Brabant. The overarching goal is to answer longstanding questions on the role and practice of agriculture in medieval
town development. On the one hand, the project aims to investigate
the cultivated crops on urban medieval fieldson one hand, and soil
intensification processes on the other. In addition, the spatial
evolution of these ...
FLEXIBI:Small-scale flexi-feed biorefineries: experimental evaluation and development of a decision support tool devoted to agricultural and industrial urban and peri-urban wastes KU Leuven
FLEXIBI aims to study, on the basis of integrated experimental and modelling strategies, the use of biomass residues from the Flemish primary agricultural and horticultural sector for small-scale biorefineries that process a variable feed of biomass (flexi-feed biorefineries). More specifically, these biomass residues are evaluated for the production of (precursors for) biobased materials, chemicals and cosmetics, depending on the biorefining ...