U-GARDEN: Promoting capacity building and knowledge for the extension of urban gardens in European cities

U-GARDEN’s main aim is the promotion of urban gardens and similar experiences of green food production as a key component of a strategic framework for sustainable urban development in Europe. To this end, the project foresees the following specific objectives & targets: 1. Identification of needs, problems and opportunities concerning urban garden and agroforestry experiences.

2. Promotion, through Urban Living Labs (ULLs), of capacity building in terms of green governance for food production and consumption in cities. 3. Citizens' capacity building for the involvement in sustainable urban development experiences. 4. Fostering of innovative business models around sustainable and local food production

5. To evaluate the impact of the implementation of agroforestry/urban garden experiences in their social, cultural and environmental dimensions

6. To set up a multi-criteria framework to support decision-making in the location of urban gardens and agroforestry plots