Abstract
Climate change increases the risk of damage caused by storms, insects and fungi in agriculture and forestry. Multifunctional sustainable land use, including a more diversified agriculture and forestry sector in terms of biodiversity, is one way to create resilience and meet these climate risks. For example, a forest with trees of different ages and of several species is more resistant to these risks. Multifunctional refers to how the same land can provide food and wood products, but also job creation, recreation and be a provider of ecosystem services such as pollination, erosion protection and biodiversity. Research shows that there is a large acceptance for a more varied forest sector and diversified agriculture. In recent years, urban farming has received widespread understanding on its many advantages, including a sense of belonging and meaning, other than food production. In this article the authors try to assess a scenario when these initiatives become commercial and when the urban farming trend meets traditional forms of agriculture and forestry. Furthermore, the large potential of developing public-private partnerships for multifunctional sustainable land use in peri-urban areas in the Swedish City of Gothenburg and its surrounding area is analysed, based on experiences from ongoing initiatives. Developed within the framework of Climate KIC Accelerator Project, a business model is presented allowing for a long-term sustainability of initiatives.
Highlights
In recent years, urban farming has received widespread understanding on the many advantages, including a sense of belonging and meaning, other than food production
Focus areas of the business model Several ongoing initiatives in Gothenburg and its surroundings addressing sustainable land use by business development and network creation, has produced some interesting results.4. We have summarised these into three focus areas as the basis for the proposed business plan on multifunctional sustainable peri-urban land use (Fig. 4)
This chapter explains the approach to how the business model was identified, the data collection methods applied, and a short introduction to the Value Proposition Canvas (VPC) and Business Model Canvas (BMC) utilized in this project
Summary
Urban farming has received widespread understanding on the many advantages, including a sense of belonging and meaning, other than food production. We ask what happens when these initiatives become commercial and when the urban farming trend meets traditional forms of agriculture and forestry. The area where urban farming and traditional agriculture and forestry meet is ideal in the periurban zones, i. With the clear benefits mentioned above, the vast areas of underutilised land and the willingness to develop ecosystem services, the potentials are great for new innovative initiatives in peri-urban areas. A few projects focus on the economic sustainability of initiatives (EEA, 2006). This Climate KIC1 project emphasises a business model allowing for a long-term sustainability of initiatives (Stigson et al 2009). Gothenburg is an interesting case because several projects related to Volume 6, Issue 2 (2020)
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