Open call for two different Training Schools that will be held in Autumn 2014, in Spain and Slovenia. Urban Agriculture inside the city: alternatives for vacant lots and public space 24th to 26th September in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain Application deadline: 15/07/14 Organized by the COST Action Urban Agriculture in Europe and leaded by the PAEc-Sp member CARLOS VERDAGUER. [Leer más…] acerca de Open call: COST Urban Agriculture Training Schools in Autumn 2014
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Los Oasis del Valle del Drâa: consecuencias sociales y ambientales derivadas de las políticas nacionales de explotación del suelo
Este artículo ofrece un breve resumen de parte del trabajo de investigación de Marta Colmenares desarrollado dentro del MÁSTER UNIVERSITARIO EN PLANEAMIENTO URBANO Y TERRITORIAL del DUYOT. La autora abordó el análisis de los oasis del Valle del Drâa (Marruecos) desde la perspectiva de los servicios de los ecosistemas. Los oasis son unos ecosistemas sumamente frágiles y antropizados que históricamente se apoyaron en una cuidadosa gestión de los recursos. Como explica Marta Colmenares, la irrupción de nuevos modelos agrarios y de explotación agraria han tenido un gran impacto en el socioecosistema tradicional de los oasis. [Leer más…] acerca de Los Oasis del Valle del Drâa: consecuencias sociales y ambientales derivadas de las políticas nacionales de explotación del suelo
Agricultura Periurbana en Varsovia
The 4th meeting of the COST Action Urban Agriculture Europe took place in April, in Warsaw. The agrarian sector in Poland has long since been of fundamental importance to the national economy. The degree of self sufficiency for main products is still close to 90-100% and since the UE accession, agriculture has experienced considerable transformations.
«Official Polish figures for last year [2013] put agri-food exports at $27 billion, an increase of 11.5% compared with the previous year. Growth for this year will be 10%, according to government estimates. Last year Poland only imported around $19 billion in agri-food produce, and thus posted a healthy trade balance of $7.8 billion. Poland even surpassed China as the world’s biggest exporter of apples in 2013. » (The Economist, 2014)
This «golden age of agriculture» does not prevent urban pressure on agricultural land in periurban areas like the Metropolitan Area of Warsaw. «Since 1992 at least 27 thousand hectares of the best agricultural land have been allocated to other purposes. (Purple-eu.org). How do urban and peri urban agriculture evolve in this demanding and competitive context? [Leer más…] acerca de Agricultura Periurbana en Varsovia