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来源

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.28,P.97-102

语言

英文

关键字

Alternative food systems; Land use; Urban foraging; INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOODS; UNITED-STATES; SOUTH-AFRICA; WILD; FOREST; LANDSCAPES; MEDICINE; GERMANY; CITIES; BERLIN

作者单位

[Synk, Colleen M.; Kim, Brent F.; Harding, James; Rogers, Virginia; Nachman, Keeve E.] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Johns Hopkins Ctr Livable Future, 615 N Wolfe St W7010, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA. [Kim, Brent F.; Harding, James; Nachman, Keeve E.] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth & Engn, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA. [Davis, Charles A.] Nat Hist Soc Maryland, POB 18750,6908 Belair Rd, Baltimore, MD 21206 USA. [Hurley, Patrick T.] Ursinus Coll, Dept Environm Studies, POB 1000, Collegeville, PA 19426 USA. [Emery, Marla R.] USDA Forest Serv, Northern Res Stn, Aiken Ctr 303E, 81 Carrigan Dr, Burlington, VT 05405 USA. [Nachman, Keeve E.] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Policy & Management, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA. [Nachman, Keeve E.] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Risk Sci & Publ Policy Inst, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA. Nachman, KE (reprint author), 615 N Wolfe St W7010-E, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA. E-Mail: csynk1@jhu.edu; bkim40@jhu.edu; charliedavis1@SigmaXi.net; jhardi14@jhu.edu; vrogers4@jhu.edu; phurley@ursinus.edu; memery@fs.fed.us; knachman@jhsph.edu

摘要

As a component of urban food systems, foraging-the collection of plant or fungal materials, such as berries and nuts, not deliberately cultivated for human use-may promote positive cultural, ecological, economic, and health outcomes. Foraging behaviors, motivations, and barriers in the urban context remain under-characterized despite emerging literature on the subject. We surveyed 105 self-identified foragers in Baltimore, Maryland about species, quantity, seasonality, and preparation of collected materials; frequency and locations of foraging activities; foraging experience; motivations for and barriers to foraging; and contributions of foraged materials to diets. Respondents collected from a diverse array of species (170 taxa) which, in some cases, constituted an important fraction of the overall diet. This study contributes to the quantitative foundation needed for future work exploring relationships among foraging, public health, and urban ecosystems. This work could inform policy regarding the use and management of urban landscapes.