Urban Agriculture in the Emscher Landscape Park- Presentation of the case study area

EU COST- WG2

Denise Kemper, Regionalverband Ruhr

3. Workgroup Meeting in Dublin“ 11-14 September

Case Study Area: Emscher Landschaftspark

Case study region: Emscher Landschaftspark

area: 460km² (70km W-E,15km N-S) 20 cities at/in the Emscher Landschaftspark Inhabitants ca. 3,6 Mio population density 1.200 E/km² design in the framework of the International

Building Exhibition Emscher Park 1989-99

Industrial characterised landscape planning concept in reality Mosaic of green areas regional park in Germany

Case study region: Emscher Landschaftspark

Regionalpark Emscher Landschaftspark

Planning tool of area focused regional management

Strategical enforcement and protection of open and green spaces

=> multifunctional open space development Legitimation: Masterplan 2010 Management, maintenance and development

task of the Regional Association Ruhr

Focus Urban Agriculture

37% of the area in agricultural use ca. 4.500 farms in the Metropole Ruhr Therefrom ca. 300 full- and part-time

farms in/at the ELP

(Quelle Chamber of agriculture NRW 2012)

Professional Farmers – Production and Maintance

Production of food Production of renwabele energy Maintance and Restoration of Cultral

landscape Often in combintion of environmental

prototection activities

Foto: Ruhrnachrichten/dpa 2012

Professional farmers withagricultural Services

Selection of Services: Direct Sale in farm shops/cafés- Environmental education Agro-tourismn, gastronomie Leisure and events Health Services Field gardens (i.e.„Meine-Ernte.de“)

Professional farmers withagricultural Services- Land Art

i.e. Mechtenberg

Productive Spaces: Allotment Gardens

Allotment Gardens old tradition in industrial area ca 3% of area ELP (11,6 km²)

covered by allotment gardens own regulations and rights organised on local and regional

level different landowers (public,

private, organisations…)

…

Productive Spaces: Urban Gardening

Community Gardens „Gemeinschaftsgärten“ Different foci: i.e. Interculturel,

International, women/girls gardens, Transition Town Mov.

Realisation: 12 Projects (2013) Network activities Further gardens in planning

Individual Initiatives: Activities to develop city areas Guerilla Gardening …

Continuum (Swiss Model) central

periurban

Involvement of urbanities in UA

Involvement of professional farmers

Results for the case study: No policies and legal strategies exists nor for UA (i.e.food supply) Urban agriculture has to play an important role in park mangement A lot of stakeholders, but little networking and cooperation between them Top-down models, but few bottom-up processesand Related topics- agriculture, city planning, social and education…

Further steps needed: Further developement of models for sustainable land management Further development of regional park management In cooperation with partners design and realisation of projects Stronger networking is needed i.e. between farmers and planners

Conclusion for EU COST WG2

Foto: Ruhrnachrichten/ Günther Goldstein BVB Meisterbild als Maislabyrinth 2011, Hof Lünemann Cappenberg

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