Abstract

SILVA, Alex Dias da. The construction of public policies for urban sustainability. Rev. Geog. Amer. Central [online]. 2020, n.65, pp.33-62. ISSN 2215-2563.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/rgac.65-2.2.

In the last decades, public power has been increasingly striving to incorporate public policies into the sustainable development agenda, as a result of the disorderly growth process of cities. In this context, the objective of this work is to investigate the constitution of government policies that promote Urban Agriculture, as an instrument of urban sustainability, in the city of João Pessoa-PB. Because it is a recent phenomenon, the presence of a specific legislative framework for the promotion of Urban Agriculture must be analyzed. The methodology used was qualitative research, of a descriptive and exploratory nature. The work revealed the existence of public policies that the municipal government has been promoting, since 1993, the development of actions aimed at the management and improvement of Urban Agriculture practices.

Keywords : Food and nutrition security; Urban Sustainability; Urban Agriculture; Public Policy.

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