Towards an architecture that facilitates an alternative urban agriculture within the city of Durban: a proposed mix use urban agricultural food production and research centre.
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2020
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It is estimated that more than half of the world’s population currently lives in urban areas. As the urban population increases, numerous challenges have been documented with this rapid urban growth. For the urban poor who are in search of a better life these problems are compounded with other numerous disadvantages such as under- and unemployment, resulting in food insecurity. Food is regarded as a basic human right. In order for people to be regarded as food secure, all people should at all times have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences in order to have an active and healthy life. Historically, literature has predominantly positioned urban agriculture as a livelihood strategy in order to deal with these challenges. However, the growing interest in urban agriculture has recently moved beyond focusing on the urban poor, resulting in researchers discovering that in light of numerous global challenges, urban agriculture can also provide economic and environmental benefits. Thus, urban agriculture is not just seen as being a coping strategy for the urban poor but has also been documented to provide ecological benefits for the environment.
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Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.