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Urban Agriculture in the Emscher Landscape Park- Presentation of the case study area EU COST- WG2

Urban Agriculture in the Emscher Landscape Park- Presentation of the case study area EU COST- WG2. Denise Kemper, Regionalverband Ruhr 3. Workgroup Meeting in Dublin“ 11-14 September. Case Study Area: Emscher Landschaftspark. Case study region: Emscher Landschaftspark.

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Urban Agriculture in the Emscher Landscape Park- Presentation of the case study area EU COST- WG2

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  1. Urban Agriculture in the Emscher Landscape Park- Presentation of the case study area EU COST- WG2 Denise Kemper, Regionalverband Ruhr 3. Workgroup Meeting in Dublin“ 11-14 September

  2. Case Study Area: Emscher Landschaftspark

  3. Case study region: Emscher Landschaftspark • Industrial characterised landscape • planning concept • in reality Mosaic of green areas • regional park in Germany • area: 460km² (70km W-E,15km N-S) • 20 cities at/in the Emscher Landschaftspark • Inhabitants ca. 3,6 Mio • population density 1.200 E/km² • design in the framework of the International Building Exhibition Emscher Park 1989-99

  4. Case study region: Emscher Landschaftspark

  5. Regionalpark Emscher Landschaftspark • Planning tool of area focused regional management • Strategical enforcement and protection of open and green spaces • => multifunctional open space development • Legitimation: Masterplan 2010 • Management, maintenance and development task of the Regional Association Ruhr

  6. Focus Urban Agriculture • 37% of the area in agricultural use • ca. 4.500 farms in the Metropole Ruhr • Therefrom ca. 300 full- and part-time farms in/at the ELP (Quelle Chamber of agriculture NRW 2012)

  7. Professional Farmers – Production and Maintance • Production of food • Production of renwabele energy • Maintance and Restoration of Cultral landscape • Often in combintion of environmental prototection activities Foto: Ruhrnachrichten/dpa 2012

  8. Professional farmers with agricultural Services Selection of Services: • Direct Sale in farm shops/cafés- • Environmental education • Agro-tourismn, gastronomie • Leisure and events • Health Services • Field gardens (i.e.„Meine-Ernte.de“)

  9. Professional farmers with agricultural Services- Land Art • i.e. Mechtenberg

  10. Productive Spaces: Allotment Gardens • Allotment Gardens • old tradition in industrial area • ca 3% of area ELP (11,6 km²) covered by allotment gardens • own regulations and rights • organised on local and regional level • different landowers (public, private, organisations…) • …

  11. Productive Spaces: Urban Gardening • Community Gardens „Gemeinschaftsgärten“ • Different foci: i.e. Interculturel, International, women/girls gardens, Transition Town Mov. • Realisation: 12 Projects (2013) • Network activities • Further gardens in planning • Individual Initiatives: • Activities to develop city areas • Guerilla Gardening • …

  12. Continuum (Swiss Model) central Involvementof professional farmers Involvementof urbanities in UA periurban

  13. Conclusion for EU COST WG2 • Results for the case study: • No policies and legal strategies exists nor for UA (i.e.food supply) • Urban agriculture has to play an important role in park mangement • A lot of stakeholders, but little networking and cooperation between them • Top-down models, but few bottom-up processesand • Related topics- agriculture, city planning, social and education… • Further steps needed: • Further developement of models for sustainable land management • Further development of regional park management • In cooperation with partners design and realisation of projects • Stronger networking is needed i.e. between farmers and planners

  14. Thank you for your attention ! Foto: Ruhrnachrichten/ Günther Goldstein BVB Meisterbild als Maislabyrinth 2011, Hof Lünemann Cappenberg

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