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TypeReport
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Year2020
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Author(s)
Gauteng City Region Observatory a partnership of the University of Johannesburg, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, the Gauteng Provincial Government and organised local government in Gauteng (SALGA). Compiled by Hannah Benn Researched and written by Eliana Camargo Nino, Sam Lane, Kanako Okano, Irvanu Rahman, Bo Peng and Hannah Benn Contributions by Christina Culwick, Gillian Maree, Samkelisiwe Khanyile and Carla Washbourne -
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Urban agriculture in the Gauteng City-Region’s green infrastructure network
Contents
Tables and figures.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Acronyms and abbreviations ......................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Preface...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 8
Background and rationale ...............................................................................................................................................................................................8
Context and considerations............................................................................................................................................................................................8
Analysis and results ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Recommendations .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................... 14
A green infrastructure planning approach............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Aims and structure............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
LITER ATURE AND POLICY REVIEW...................................................................................................... 18
Urban agriculture as a green asset.............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Urban food systems and broader dynamics in the GCR....................................................................................................................................21
Policy overview.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................27
METHODOLOGY: MULTI-METHOD MODELLING .................................................................................. 32
Qualitative systems modelling .....................................................................................................................................................................................32
Spatial modelling and analysis .....................................................................................................................................................................................34
RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................ 38
Causal loop diagrams.........................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Surveys and semi-structured interviews ................................................................................................................................................................46
Multi-criteria decision analysis...................................................................................................................................................................................48
Spatial analysis.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Results summary.................................................................................................................................................................................................................55
RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................................................ 58
References............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
About the authors and contributors .........................................................................................................................................................................................68
Attachment(s)
- Urban_Agricilture_OP_final_July_2020.pdf (12.3 MB)
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