Das Projekt "Integrating Urban Agriculture in Land Use Planning and Management for Sustainable Urban Land Governance in Tanzania" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Freiburg, Institut für Umweltsozialwissenschaften und Geographie, Professur für Physische Geographie durchgeführt. Urban agriculture is a common livelihood strategy for residents of cities in developing countries. In Dar es Salaam, urban agriculture comprises the production of crops, livestock and vegetables. This research focuses on understanding how Urban Agriculture (UA) can be integrated in urban land use planning and management proceses for sustainable development taking Dar es Salaam as a case study area. Urban agriculture is defined widely. In this context conceived as farming activities in the built-up areas and peri-urban where open spaces are available, with special emphasis on amaranths production. Poverty is a relative term conceived as income and non-income state in human life. Basically in this respect poverty refers to lack of food, access, use and control of land and information for sustaining urban livelihoods of the urban poor i.e small holder farmers. Sustainable development refers to consideration of legal, institution contexts, stakeholders involvement and financial needs for UA development in view to safeguarding present and future prospects of the city land development including community livelihood strategies. It takes also, into account urban agricultural as an integral component of the citys urban planning and management functions. Urban land use planning and management process refers to a process of guiding, directing and controlling use of land and adopting land use principles for the orderly, efficient, and equitable development and arrangement of land. Important issues include land use regulation, land resource management, and environmental conservation, protecting UA, housing development and investment attraction, which are addressed through tools such as land use plans, zoning, and capital improvements programs. It also deals with land use conflict areas identification, water sources and irrigation options for sustainable urban development.
Das Projekt "ECOSCOLA: Ökosystem-basierte Lösungen für eine resiliente urbane Landwirtschaft in Afrika" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Wirtschaftspädagogik, Lehrstuhl für Ökologische Ökonomie durchgeführt. ECOSOLA ist ein Verbundprojekt der Universität Oldenburg, der Planungsgruppe Grün in Bremen, der University of Dar es Salaam in Tansania und der Nelson Mandela University in Südafrika. Ziel des Projektes ist es, die derzeitige Rolle und das zukünftige Potential kleinbäuerlicher urbaner und sub-urbaner Landwirtschaft in Dar es Salaam und der Western Cape Region zu untersuchen. Das Projekt soll dazu beitragen, urbane und peri-urbane Landwirtschaft in Tansania und Südafrika nachhaltig zu stärken, um die Versorgungslage schnell wachsender Städte zu verbessern und gleichzeitig die Leistungsfähigkeit wichtiger Ökosystemfunktionen zu gewährleisten. Unter Einbindung lokaler Akteur*innen werden zum einen konkrete Lösungen vor Ort entwickelt und erprobt. Zum anderen werden die relevanten institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen analysiert und Vorschläge zu deren Optimierung erarbeitet.
Das Projekt "Die Gesundheit der staedtischen Bevoelkerung" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Basel, Schweizerisches Tropeninstitut durchgeführt. Project aims: To improve the efficiency, efficacy and relevance of urban health initiatives, with a close relationship between research and implementation, and a focus on scientific partnership and collaboration at both South-South and South-North levels. Short description: Since 1989, the STI has been concerned with the health and well-being of urban populations. Two major projects (in the framework of the SSPU Environment) are on the health impact of wastewater use in Sahelian cities (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and Nouakchott, Mauretania) and on the management of a deprived urban setting by its inhabitants (N=Djamena, Chad). In the framework of the Dar es Salaam Urban Health Project research is continuing on various topics connected with health services and health-seeking. These projects aim to provide a scientific basis for planning and evaluating interventions, and also to identify and develop effective ways of translating research into action, involving the urban communities themselves in the definition of their priorities, and finding effective ways to support and develop activities initiated locally.