Advisor: Maria Fernanda Lemos
Defense date: 13/12/2022
Abstract
Reacting to the problems caused by the growth of world urbanization, the
urban agriculture movement has been expanding and consolidating as a green
infrastructure able to generate new alternatives for the urban environment and food
security, regardless of climate or city location – North or Global South. Mostly
implemented in residual spaces, community urban gardens promote dynamism in
space production and socioenvironmental impact that can also contribute to urban
sustainability and resilience.
The object of study of this dissertation is the communal urban agriculture
program of the city of Rio de Janeiro -Hortas Cariocas, which since 2006 produces
organic food in slums, schools and urban voids. This research aimed to cross the
theoretical framework with data from the program, visits, interviews and
application of questionnaires to analyze Hortas Cariocas and verify its contributions
to the city and 2030 Agenda as a sustainable development vector in the urban
context.