Scoping review of the impacts of urban agriculture on the determinants of health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been an increasing interest in urban agriculture (UA) practice and research in recent years. Scholars have already reported numerous beneficial and potential adverse impacts of UA on health-related outcomes. This scoping review aims to explore these impacts and identify knowledge gaps for future UA studies.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted in seven electronic bibliographic databases to identify relevant peer-reviewed studies. Articles were screened and assessed for eligibility. From eligible studies, data were extracted to summarize, collate, appraise the quality and make a narrative account of the findings.

Results

A total of 101 articles (51 quantitative, 29 qualitative, and 21 mixed methods studies) were included in our final analysis.

SUBMITTER: Audate PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6545001 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature