Project: The FEW-meter – an integrative model to measure and improve urban agriculture towards circular urban metabolism
| Acronym | FEW-meter (Reference Number: 11244551) |
| Duration | 01/03/2018 - 28/02/2021 |
| Project Topic | As urban agriculture grows worldwide, a key need is to ensure that the nexus of food, energy, and water is optimized to utilise urban resources sustainably. This project will ask farmers to measure the efficiency of urban agriculture case studies in five developed countries by quantifying usage of energy, water and other resources. Data gathered will be used to model the resource flows of urban agriculture. This will enable the identification of methods to improve efficiency, also at a city-scale. An online platform for urban food producers will be created to share knowledge and experience gained within this project and to communicate the methods to increase resource efficiency of urban agriculture. |
| Network | EN-SUGI |
| Call | SUGI/FOOD-WATER-ENERGY NEXUS |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan - Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning | Coordinator | Poland |
| 2 | ILS - Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development Office Aachen | Partner | Germany |
| 3 | University of Michigan - School of Natural Resources and Development | Partner | United States |
| 4 | Poznan University of Life Sciences | Partner | Poland |
| 5 | AgroParisTech | Partner | France |
| 6 | Landesverband Westfalen und Lippe der Kleingärtner e. V. | Partner | Germany |
| 7 | Miasto Gorzów Wielkopolski (City of Gorzow Wielkopolski) | Partner | Poland |
| 8 | IRSTV FR CNRS 2488 | Partner | France |
| 9 | City University of New York School of Public Health - CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute | Partner | United States |
| 10 | University of Portsmouth - School of Architecture | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 11 | LEAP MICRO AD Ltd | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 12 | Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 13 | Polski Zwiazek Dzialkowcow Okreg Gorzow Wlkp. | Partner | Poland |