Urban Horticulture: Social Benefits in the UN 2030 Agenda.

Abstract

Urban gardens are agricultural spaces managed by the surrounding community where they are built, whose cultivation efforts generate a variety of food and/or flowers, adding green areas to cities. This article aimed to verify, through a meta-analysis study, if urban horticulture is an activity that fits the standards of awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature, according to 12.8 SDG/UN. Descriptive review research from 2019 to 2022. Articles downloaded from the CAFe platform, from the journals portal of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and from Scielo, Scopus and Web of Science databases. The results show that urban horticulture meets social indicators and contributes as an activity that fits the standards of awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature, according to 12.8 SDG/UN, resulting in: improvement in the quality of life, collective relationships within the environments where projects are carried out, inclusion and social entrepreneurship, stimulation of citizenship, food and nutrition security, promotion of mental and physical health, harmony with nature, awareness of sustainable development, promotion of traditional knowledge and, function educational.