Urban Agriculture in the Emscher Landscape ParkPresentation 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 with
agricultural 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 with
agricultural 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…)
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…
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
Community
Gardens
Allotment
Gardens
Involvement of
urbanities in UA
Professional
Farms with
Involvement of
professional farmers
agricultural
sercives
Professional
Farms
periurban
Conclusion
for EU COST WG2
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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…
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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
Thank you for
your attention !
Foto: Ruhrnachrichten/ Günther Goldstein BVB Meisterbild als Maislabyrinth
2011, Hof Lünemann Cappenberg