This collection reviews key recent research on developing urban and peri-urban agriculture.

Chapters first discuss ways of building urban agriculture, from planning and business models to building social networks to support local supply chains. Other chapters survey developments in key technologies for urban agriculture, including rooftop systems and vertical farming. The book also assesses challenges and improvements in irrigation, waste management, composting/soil nutrition and pest management. The final group of chapters provides a series of case studies on urban farming of particular commodities, including horticultural produce, livestock and forestry.

Contributions by: Nevin Cohen, Laine Young, Alison Blay-Palmer, André Viljoen, Katrin Bohn, Stefano Pascucci, Elisa Appolloni, Francesco Orsini, Cecilia Stanghellini, Dickson Despommier, Rosanne Wielemaker, Jan Weijma, Giovanni G. Bazzocchi, B. W. Alsanius, M. Jirström, M. T. Naznin, S. Khalil, E.-C. Ekström, Delia Grace, Elizabeth Cook, Johanna Lindahl, Anja Steglich, Grit Bürgow, Angela Million, Erik Stange, Cecil C. Konijnendijk, Hyeone Park