Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on the Use and Perceptions of Metropolitan Agricultural Parks—Evidence from Milan and Naples of Urban and Environmental Resilience

This article describes the multi-function of metropolitan agricultural parks (MAPs) in Milan (Parco Agricolo Sud Milano) and Naples De Filippo) their resilience within last COVID-19 lockdown period. These play an important role urban regeneration social inclusion processes relative areas. Nevertheless, restrictions imposed to limit contagions have closure or severely limited activities, with evident consequences for local population’s well-being. study’s novelty is twofold: it first study examining sustainability impact MAPs during COVID-19; additionally, survey making use practices. The work uses primary secondary data mixed methods. Exploiting a document analysis elaboration semi-structured interview directors, lists multiple functions underlines multidimensional governance vocations fostering sustainable development—environmental, economic functions. also reveals that, lockdown, parks’ activities were strongly reduced restructured. Recreational educational lifted Parco whilst farms restructured food supply fostered network linkages distribution channels. MAP had stop its reorganize into smart-working system. Lastly, our found that farm resumed greater urgency Milan, whereas recovery practices has taken on importance.