Urban agriculture has the potential to decentralize food supplies, provide environmental benefits like wildlife habitat and mitigate environmental footprints. However researchers have identified knowledge gaps regarding the benefits and risks of urban agriculture and the social processes of growing more food in urban areas.
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Study co-author Chloe Wardropper is an assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois.Â





