SEARCH FOR DESIGN OF AGRICULTURAL OBJECTS IN ORDER TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
The number of cities is steadily growing in the world. Cities rapidly increase their size. Urbanization of fifty countries exceeds 70%. Singapore and Kuwait reached 100% of urbanization. According to the commission of the UN, the world population will increase to 9.1 billion by 2050. The part of the urban population will be about 80%. It is impossible to enlarge agricultural areas because the most of the convenient lands are already occupied. In these circumstances, many experts propose to include the agricultural production inside the cities territory. This concept is “The Agricultural Urbanism Concept”. The article reviews the theory and practical experience of the urban-farming in the city. The article deals with the typology of urban-agricultural objects which are actively developing new forms. The article reviews the experience of some foreign countries, such as the USA, Canada, Singapore, China, and others. The organizational, economic, architectural and urban planning forms of the urban farming development are under consideration. The article reviews such types of urban agriculture as community-garden, school-garden, home/kitchen garden, demonstration garden/farm, market garden/farm, animal husbandry, rooftop garden/farm, urban greenhouse, vertical farming. The article considers the examples of modern urban gardens and farms.