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Article Dans Une Revue International Food and Agribusiness Management Review Année : 2024

Governance structures and stakeholder's involvement in Urban Agricultural projects: an analysis of four case studies in France

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Nowadays, there is great pressure in cities on the demand and supply of food as well as environmental needs, and where Urban Agriculture emerges in various forms to confront this situation. Indeed, Urban Agriculture is a form of agriculture, highlighting its multiple functions in ensuring food security, maintaining urban ecosystem services, and improve the quality of life. Moreover, the use and transformation of abandoned areas is proving to be an appropriate way of creating new green spaces. This research article focuses on analysing the alignment between governance mechanisms, the distribution of the value created, together with the benefits derived. The comparison is based on four case studies in France, two in Paris ("La Caverne" and "Veni-Verdi") and two in Rouen ("Le Champ des Possibles" and "Le Jardin de l'Astéroïde") with different vocations (social vs economic), and which will serve as a basis for investigations into the theme of Food Governance Structures. This research work consisted of carrying out interviews with the stakeholders involved in Urban Agricultural Projects, as well as on-site visits for analysis and evaluation. An empirical analysis through the NVivo Software is used, which allowed the qualitative analysis of the data. The results show that there are similarities between the different initiatives, such as having a well-structured administrative office headed by a president, treasurer and employees. At the same time, there are a few differences in terms of the type of structure, key priorities and management structure. Indeed, three of the four initiatives evaluated aim to reach out to local residents and to understand the benefits of having agricultural spaces in our cities and to recreate this link with nature, unlike the economic initiative, which focuses more on business and commerce and less on social and educational inclusion.
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hal-04346999 , version 1 (15-12-2023)

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Ouiam-Fatiha Boukharta, Fabiana Fabri, Leticia Chico-Santamarta, Luis-Manuel Navas-Gracia, Loïc Sauvée. Governance structures and stakeholder's involvement in Urban Agricultural projects: an analysis of four case studies in France. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2024, 27 (1), pp.76-93. ⟨10.22434/IFAMR2023.0072⟩. ⟨hal-04346999⟩
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