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作者

Hyeone Park;Moritz Kramer;Jeanine M. Rhemtulla;Cecil C. Konijnendijk

来源

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.45,Issue1,Article 126360

语言

英文

关键字

Ecosystem services;Food forests;Forest garden;Urban agriculture;Urban agroforestry;Urban forestry

作者单位

Faculty of Forestry of University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T1Z4;Faculty of Forestry of University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T1Z4

摘要

Food forests are burgeoning in urban areas of Northern America and Europe. A growing body of scientific literature is addressing the potential of urban food forests for improving and/or diversifying ecosystem services (ES) and biodiversity. However, this research is challenged by the inconsistent articulation of the concept of urban food forestry. To build a common understanding of what it is being studied in the scientific literature, we conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed, English-language scholarly journal articles on food practices and food systems that involve trees in urban areas of Northern America (Canada and USA) and Europe. For the 44 articles selected in our search, we asked three research questions: 1) with what field of practice do the authors of the scientific literature associate urban food systems that involve trees in Northern America and Europe?; 2) what is the composition and vegetation structure of the food systems with trees studied in the literature?; and 3) what are the functions of the systems studied in the literature? The review found that food systems that involve trees are associated primarily with urban agriculture and community gardening. In terms of composition and structure, studied food systems either have trees only or include both trees and herbaceous plants. While food production is the primary function mentioned, recreation, education, connection to nature, good social relations, and habitat value were also discussed across different types of urban food systems with trees. Complex food systems exhibit complex interactions among ES and benefits. Trade-offs between different ES and benefits and subtle differences in functionality may be explained by the design, governance, and management of the systems. We suggest that future research examine relationships between the design, governance, and management, and provision of ES and benefits in urban food systems that involve trees.