Urban Agricultural Heritage makes the case that traditional urban food production systems deserve recognition as cultural heritage, presenting the first comprehensive outline of these practices to prevent their erasure from the built environment.
About This Book
As cities grow denser and resources more constrained, urban agriculture has re-entered the vocabulary of sustainable urban planning — yet its deep historical and cultural dimensions have remained largely unexamined. This volume addresses that gap directly. Edited by Frank Lohrberg, Katharina Christenn, Axel Timpe, and Ayça Sancar, it draws on current research to map traditional food production systems across cities worldwide, arguing that these landscapes are not merely functional but are living expressions of cultural identity. The result is both a scholarly foundation and a practical framework for planners, designers, and heritage practitioners working at the intersection of food, landscape, and urban form.
Key Features
- 240 pages of research-driven analysis, case studies, and guidelines on urban agricultural heritage
- Edited by Frank Lohrberg, Katharina Christenn, Axel Timpe, and Ayça Sancar
- Published by Birkhäuser Verlag
What You'll Discover
- Why traditional urban food production systems qualify as a distinct category of cultural heritage, and what that designation demands of planners and policymakers
- A comparative overview of food production typologies across cities worldwide, grounded in current research findings
- New perspectives for integrating heritage recognition into contemporary sustainable urban planning frameworks
- Practical guidelines for documenting, preserving, and adapting urban agricultural landscapes in the face of ongoing urbanisation
About the Author
This volume is edited by Frank Lohrberg, Katharina Christenn, Axel Timpe, and Ayça Sancar, whose collective research underpins the book's comprehensive mapping of traditional urban food production systems. Their work develops new perspectives and guidelines for recognising these systems as aspects of cultural heritage on a global scale.
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 240
- Dimensions: 275 x 210 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783035622515
- Publisher: Birkhäuser Verlag
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Urban planners, landscape architects, heritage practitioners, and researchers working at the intersection of food systems, cultural heritage, and sustainable city-making.