New concept and planning of urban agro-activities for sustainable cities

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25292212
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental agriculture(including landscape science)
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Yokohari Makoto 東京大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (60302379)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TERADA Toru 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科, 特任講師 (00619934) ; WATANABE Takashi 長崎大学, 水産・環境科学総合研究科, 教授 (50435468) ; AMEMIYA Mamoru 筑波大学, システム情報系, 准教授 (60601383) ; MIYAMOTO Mariko 神戸芸術工科大学, 芸術工学部, 助教 (60633790)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NINOMIYA Sakiko 関東学院大学, 人間環境学部, 講師 (50596070)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 都市農業 / 市民農園 / 空閑地 / 民間企業

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study aims to identify cutting-edge agricultural activities practiced by urbanites, by focusing onto (a) the activities currently practiced, (b) management schemes for the activities, and (c) applicability of the schemes to mid or small sized cities. The study identified that; (a) the variety of activity types currently practiced, including community gardens practiced on vacant lots, is limited, (b) by examining activities by My Farm Inc., which mediates land owners and users and jointly operates allotment gardens with farm households, corporations as My Farm Inc. may contribute to popularize agricultural activities, and (c) proximity to the places where agricultural activities are practiced is one of the keys to activate agricultural practices by urbanites in mid or small sized cities.

Free Research Field

ランドスケープ計画、都市計画