HORTAS URBANAS: IMPORTÂNCIA SOCIAL, ECONÔMICA E AMBIENTAL PARA FAMÍLIAS DE BAIXA RENDA

Abstract

This paper aims to identify the social, economic and environmental importance of urban vegetable garden projects for low-income families. The justification for this research came from the need to understand the production in urban gardens from the analysis of existing projects. In this way, it is possible to understand its social benefits for low-income families. For the development of this study, the descriptive research methodology was used. This modality is based on content analysis of different publications, such as scientific papers, books, magazines, case studies, among other documents. With this research, it was possible to find evidence that Urban Gardens play an extremely important role in food production, environmental preservation, in addition to generating social benefits and income for needy communities.