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SEARUSYN - Seeking Synergy between Urban Growth, Horticulture and the Environment in Asian Metropolises

Type: 
International
State: 
Concluded
Research Groups: 
Environmental and Socio-economic Dynamics: Management for Sustainability
Lead Researcher: 
Ben Kamphuis e Maarten Siebe van Wijk
e-Geo Team: 
Ana Firmino (coordinator for Portugal) and Esmeralda Luís.
Institutional partners: 
  • e-GEO Research Centre for Geography and Regional Planning, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas FCSH, Universidade Nova de Lisboa;
  • Agricultural Economics Research Institute – LEI (general coordination), The Hague, The Netherlands;
  • Alterra BV– Wageningen;
  • Plant Research International – Wageningen, The Netherlands ;
  • University of Birmingham, United Kingdom;
  • Collegeof LandManagement - Nanjing Agricultural University, China;
  • Centre for Agricultural Research and Ecological Studies (CARES) Hanoi Agricultural University (HAU) – Hanoi, Vietnam;
  • Instituteof Sociology(IOS) – Hanoi, Vietnam.
Funding: 
European Union, INCO programme; Min LNV, DLO-IC Programme
Duration: 
2003-2006
Objectives: 
  • To contribute to the synergy between urban growth and agricultural development in the urban fringe of Hanoi and Nanjing in order to improve the welfare of rural and urban communities;
  • To set up stakeholder platforms as a basis for considering possible scenarios concerning peri-urban land use planning and resource management that arise from the research.
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May 2024
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