Urban Sprawl Impacts on Food Production is Unsustainable

Note that Urban sprawl impacts on food production are unsustainable, and results in a loss of valuable land, ecosystems, and biodiversity services.

Urban Sprawl Consumes Prime Agricultural Land

The counties, regions, and districts are illustrated by the map boundaries, and crop production is reported by these categories.

And all of the high crop production areas are in the agricultural areas (green coloured areas) rather than areas that are urban or forests.

Alternately, the green coloured area includes both agricultural, forest and urban areas.

And there are also many cities, towns, villages, and hamlets scattered in the green-shaded agricultural areas.

In contrast, the beige colour represents areas with increasing urbanization and decreasing agriculture.

And in further contrast, the reddish shaded areas are often referred to as the inner Greater Golden Horseshoe and portions are highly urbanized with limited agriculture.

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Increasing Urban sprawl

Globally, urban sprawl continues to consume prime agricultural land, natural areas, and wildlife habitats.

And urban sprawl including transportation routes decreases the land areas available for agriculture and food production.

Further, it reduces habitats for rich biodiversity, genetic diversity, and beneficial insects.

In addition, it reduces land available for bio-resources, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas removal, and carbon offset project areas.

So, decreases in prime agricultural land impact sustainable food production and food security.

Urban & Agricultural Land-use Areas

The counties, regions, and districts are illustrated by the map boundaries.

A notable portion of prime agricultural land has been converted to urban use rather than agriculture. Specific lands have been protected (refer to the Greenbelt in the following section).

Crop production is reported by county, region, and district. All the high crop production areas are in the agricultural areas rather than areas that are urban or forests.

The green coloured area includes both agricultural, forest and urban areas. There are also many cities, towns, villages, and hamlets scattered in the green-shaded agricultural areas.

The beige colour represents areas with increasing urbanization and decreasing agriculture.

The reddish shaded areas are often referred to as the inner Greater Golden Horseshoe and portions are highly urbanized with limited agriculture.

Last Modified: May 17, 2024

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