Iida Akiko, Yamazaki Takahiro, Hino Kimihiro, Yokohari Makoto
Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 1138656 Japan.
Department of Environmental Design, Kobe Design University, Hyogo, 6512196 Japan.
NPJ Urban Sustain. 2023;3(1):4. doi: 10.1038/s42949-023-00083-3. Epub 2023 Feb 1.
Urban agriculture is the key to creating healthy cities and developing resilient urban food systems in uncertain times. However, relevant empirical evidence is limited. This study quantitatively verified the association of access to local food through urban agriculture with subjective well-being, physical activity, and food security concerns of neighborhood communities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The target was Tokyo, Japan, where small-scale local food systems are widespread in walkable neighborhoods. We found that diversity in local food access, ranging from self-cultivation to direct-to-consumer sales, was significantly associated with health and food security variables. In particular, the use of allotment farms was more strongly associated with subjective well-being than the use of urban parks, and it was more strongly associated with the mitigation of food security concerns than the use of food retailers. These findings provide robust evidence for the effectiveness of integrating urban agriculture into walkable neighborhoods.
都市农业是在不确定时期创建健康城市和发展有韧性的城市粮食系统的关键。然而，相关的实证证据有限。本研究在新冠疫情背景下，定量验证了通过都市农业获取本地食物与邻里社区的主观幸福感、身体活动以及粮食安全担忧之间的关联。研究对象是日本东京，在那里，小规模的本地食物系统在适宜步行的社区广泛存在。我们发现，从自我耕种到直接面向消费者销售的本地食物获取方式的多样性，与健康和粮食安全变量显著相关。特别是，使用分配农场比使用城市公园与主观幸福感的关联更强，并且比使用食品零售商与缓解粮食安全担忧的关联更强。这些发现为将都市农业融入适宜步行的社区的有效性提供了有力证据。
