The redefinition of the role of agricultural areas in the city in relation to social, environmental, and alimentary functions: The case of Catania

In the last few years there seems to have been a growth of interest in green spaces with agricultural activities in the urban environment that have become expressions of an urban agriculture that represent a mode of agricultural exploitation of these green spaces by citizens, able to offer a response to renewed social, alimentary, environmental, and cultural demands. It is in this context that the Municipality of Catania has proposed the creation of one of the largest urban gardens in Europe, in a marginal area of a neighbourhood with a high level of socio-economic degradation of the city. This paper, starting from analysis of urban agriculture at European level, aims, through a SWOT analysis, involving the social and economic partnership in the identification of the highlight the strengths and.