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* The Citizen Pruner, New York: People can get trained in tree care and pruning, and be able to take care of trees, whenever and whereever needed. | * The Citizen Pruner, New York: People can get trained in tree care and pruning, and be able to take care of trees, whenever and whereever needed. | ||
- | * Chickens in a City: Depending on the location, people may be allowed to keep chickens in their urban yard! The City Chicken - a website, which includes every answer plus city by city listing of regulations for keeping chickens makes this possible! | + | * Chickens in a City: Depending on the location, people may be allowed to keep chickens in their urban yard! The City Chicken - a website, which includes every answer plus city by city listing of regulations for keeping chickens makes this possible! |
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+ | === Europe and India _ urban farming === | ||
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+ | * There are numerous contextual divides between European and Asian backdrops: | ||
+ | * Soil conditions and appropriateness of native plants | ||
+ | * Traditional knowledge, role of medicinal plants and type of relationship with land | ||
+ | * Role of plants in daily life(religion/ | ||
+ | * Type of staple diet | ||
+ | * Overall seriousness of the problem, opportunity and public perception, level of awareness and character of the city | ||
+ | * City's interdependence on rural areas | ||
+ | * Growth index of the city, population density and character of local communities | ||
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+ | * Cities in India are well served by the produce from rural areas within and without the city. A unique and striking feature is the existence of urban villages which serve not just agro-produce but also dairy products to the city. Such intepenetration is a unique defining trait of Indian cities and holds great promise for an integrated and interdependent design response. | ||
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+ | * Approaches and techniques like seedballing, | ||
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+ | * Agriculture in urban India is a means of sustenance and earning money. It is often done by the poor/ | ||
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+ | * What are the growth symbols/ | ||
=== Orient vs Occident_ traditional farming === | === Orient vs Occident_ traditional farming === |