Smart Cities

3 Nurturing Clever CitiesThe Intersection Between Urban Agriculture and Smart Technologies

DOI: 10.1201/9781003272199-5

Emma Burnett

Contents

3.1 Introduction: Growing Cities

3.2 Between Food and “Progress”

3.3 Urban Agriculture

3.4 Smart: Technologies and Cities

3.4.1 Smart Technologies in Urban Agriculture

3.4.2 Urban Agriculture in Smart Cities

3.5 Being Clever in a Smart City

3.6 Bitesize Takeaways

Notes

References

3.1 Introduction: Growing Cities

Philosophies on agriculture diverge. On one hand is the argument that agriculture needs to make progress through technology and innovation in order to feed an ever-increasing population. This is the rallying cry of politicians, some international NGOs, and large agri-industrial corporations. ...