Agrarian parks as a territorial figure in urban agri-food systems. The case of Madrid city-region

Current modes of agri-food production in peri-urban and metropolitan areas are analyzed. The main objective is to study processes and forms derived from territorial reconfiguration and the strengthening of sustainable local agriculture. The analysis of agricultural parks as an innovative territorial...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Ávila Sánchez, Héctor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO
Repositorio:Revista de Geografía Agrícola
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revistas.chapingo.mx:article/622
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.chapingo.mx/geografia/article/view/622
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Periurbanización
proximidad
modelos alternativos
multifuncionalidad
circuitos cortos
Periurbanization
proximity
alternative models
multi-functionality
short circuits
Descripción
Sumario:Current modes of agri-food production in peri-urban and metropolitan areas are analyzed. The main objective is to study processes and forms derived from territorial reconfiguration and the strengthening of sustainable local agriculture. The analysis of agricultural parks as an innovative territorial concept, as a safeguard for natural agricultural spaces and as a diversifying and multifunctional element in a context of accelerated urbanization is highlighted. It outlines the state of the art on the main territorial dynamics linked to agri-food systems. It presents the case of two agricultural parks in the city-region of Madrid, where sustainable food production is carried out, which in certain circumstances assume alternative models of solidarity-based production and consumption, with significant impacts on the socio-territorial environment. Using information obtained through interviews with producers and stakeholders involved in management, territorial forms that explore alternative food modalities are analyzed, which have an impact on the territorial sustainability of natural spaces within metropolitan systems and on access to diverse options for healthy eating.