We are more than happy to announce the release of Team Germany’s new book: “Urban Agricultural Heritage”. This wonderfully designed book – a collection and reflexion of various case studies – belongs to the bookshelf of everyone interested in sustainable urban development and the history and present of urban agriculture.
The four editors, together with international transdisciplinary experts and master students, have worked out this edited volume during the last two years. It has been published in the last days – and the boxes have finally arrived at our institute. You can find the print version in your favorite architecture book store – or download the ebook (available at Birkhäuser).
“Urban Agriculture Heritage” explores, how urban agriculture is part of our heritage and in which dimensions this can be experienced and developed around the world. This systematic approach of addressing urban agriculture as heritage will help us to make our cities, as well as our food production, more sustainable in the future. “Urban Agricultural Heritage” sheds light on the process of heritagization, showcases a large diversity of heritage approaches and thus, not only gives insight in global protection strategies, but also welcomes and introduces a local perspective on urban agriculture as heritage.
“Urban Agricultural Heritage” is funded by VolkswagenStiftung, layouted by Studio Pandan and published by Birkhäuser.