nowadays, with population growth in urban areas, providing safe water and health is considered basic needs of human, alongside the various pollutants due to urban activities, agriculture and industrial areas on adjacent ranges into urban water resources around the environment is such that study necessary to prevent the pollution of water resources and identification of pollution sources shows. ...

rapid population increase, expanding urbanization, lack of employment opportunities, particularly in agriculture, population pressure on natural resources and failing to create and expand medium and large industries, especially in developing countries led industrialization strategy that these countries from the mid-decade villages 1970 in their development programs to consider. this year emphas...

Florida, like much of the southeastern United States, is rapidly urbanizing. With this urbanization, there an increasing interest in commercial urban agriculture (CUA) as important sector for state. The U.S. Department Agriculture Census does not report data about CUA operations, thus limiting knowledge status operations regarding basic features such farm size, operator demographics, production...

This publication provides an overview of the size, production methods, and market channels used by urban farms in Florida. It discusses farmers’ perceptions barriers, opportunities, needs for their operations. Written Catherine G. Campbell, published UF/IFAS Department Family, Youth Community Sciences, May 2023.