Edible Garden Cities: Rethinking Boundaries and Integrating Hedges into Scalable Urban Food Systems

Adams, David and Larkham, Peter J. and Hardman, Michael (2023) Edible Garden Cities: Rethinking Boundaries and Integrating Hedges into Scalable Urban Food Systems. Land, 12 (10). p. 1915. ISSN 2073-445X

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Abstract

Connecting to and extending recent debates around more-than-human thinking, this paper explores how porous boundary treatments and plot layouts might encourage ecological exchanges within new urban and peri-urban developments. This study therefore responds to suggestions for innovative plot designs that facilitate positive trans-species interactions, especially considering wider anxieties surrounding biodiversity loss and recognition of the need for climate-resilient garden spaces. Focusing on a recent example of a large-scale residential development in the English midlands, this paper outlines the socio-economic, cultural and ecological significance of embedding different hedgerow designs into early planning considerations; revealing the need to move beyond current models. The discussion then turns to how such ambitions might encourage sustainable land use, particularly through creating potentially scalable urban agricultural systems that sustain healthy food choices.

Item Type: Article
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101915
Dates:
DateEvent
10 October 2023Accepted
12 October 2023Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords: hedges, boundaries, urban food systems, suburban design, England, planning
Subjects: CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-02 - building
CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-04 - planning (urban, rural and regional)
Divisions: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > College of Built Environment
Depositing User: Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited: 17 Oct 2023 12:29
Last Modified: 20 Jun 2024 11:44
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14843

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