Innovation Area for Urban Agriculture in Hamburg Öjendorf
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Innovation Area Urban Agriculture:
New Garden City Öjendorf
The Öjendorf Innovation Area (IÖ) is a future space for urban agriculture in Hamburg Öjendorf. Here we develop and test new concepts for integrating agricultural uses into the design of multifunctional urban green spaces, which combine innovative forms of urban agriculture with information, participation, and educational offerings for the urban population and simultaneously fulfill a recreational function through the park.
In close cooperation between the research team and practitioners of the urban landscape, and in exchange with stakeholders from administration, associations, the real estate industry and the neighborhood, we are establishing a small-scale, biodiverse and collectively organized test and demonstration field for innovative agricultural production methods on 2.85 hectares. At the same time, we are designing scenarios for the long-term development, establishment and design of this section of the Green Corridor Horner Geest in conjunction with the planned New Garden City Öjendorf. The aim of the project is to establish innovative forms of urban agriculture in urban areas, to make them more visible and tangible, and to promote interaction with city residents and stakeholders.
The innovation area is being created as part of an application-oriented research project funded by the Hamburg Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture (BUKEA) over a period of three years (2024-2026).
Our research project addresses a central challenge of the urban future: How can a new type of public space be created that combines productive agriculture with social and ecological use?
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