The idea of supplemental food production beyond rural farming operations and distant imports is not new.
Ī gardening demonstration in New York City, 1922 In Machu Picchu, water was conserved and reused as part of the stepped architecture of the city, and vegetable beds were designed to gather sun in order to prolong the growing season. In Persia's semi-desert towns, oases were fed through aqueducts carrying mountain water to support intensive food production, nurtured by wastes from the communities.
4.10 Health inequalities and food justice. 4.5 Reduction in ozone and particulate matter. In both scenarios, more direct access to fresh vegetables, fruits, and meat products through urban agriculture can improve food security and food safety. For others, food security, nutrition, and income generation are key motivations for the practice. These networks can evolve when receiving formal institutional support, becoming integrated into local town planning as a "transition town" movement for sustainable urban development. It may be a social movement for sustainable communities, where organic growers, " foodies," and " locavores" form social networks founded on a shared ethos of nature and community holism. Urban agriculture can reflect varying levels of economic and social development. Peri-urban agriculture may have different characteristics. These activities occur in peri-urban areas as well. Urban agriculture is also the term used for animal husbandry, aquaculture, urban beekeeping, and horticulture. 
Urban agriculture, urban farming, or urban gardening is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around urban areas.
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