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Urban aquaponics project for sustainable food supply. The Aquacosy project

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Urban aquaponics project for sustainable food supply. The Aquacosy project

Authors : Jérémy LE MOINIER, Pierre AUBIGNAC, Camille DUMAT

Publication date: May 10, 2019 | Lire en français

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5. Glossary

Agriculture urbaine moderne; Modern urban farming

Today, more than half the world's population lives in urban areas. Urban" refers to towns or villages with at least 1,000 inhabitants. A proportion of urban populations develop production systems close to, or within, their urban area. This phenomenon concerns both private individuals and professionals. Here, we define "modern urban agriculture" as the result of this approach.

Alimentation durable; Sustainable food

Sustainable diets help protect and respect biodiversity and ecosystems, are culturally acceptable, economically equitable and accessible, affordable, nutritionally safe and healthy, and optimize natural and human resources (Somerville et al., 2014).

Aquaculture; Aquaculture

"Aquaculture is the farming of...

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