Yuki Kato

Examines the responses of different types of urban agriculture to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the DC metropolitan area. Findings reveal significant differences in the immediate impacts, with community gardens experiencing the least disruption and urban farms implementing the most varied adaptation strategies. Underscores the importance of acknowledging the diversity of urban agriculture in assessing its capacity for transformation and potential.

Explores how urban farming grew in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, especially focusing on entrepreneurial urban cultivation (UC) projects. Findings indicate that the reasons for starting cultivation projects shifted from social missions to economic interests over time, as the city transitioned from recovery to redevelopment. Suggests that while growers tended to view themselves as alternative to the dominant political–economic system, they also benefitted from the market–driven redevelopment of the city that expanded UC opportunities.

Offers insights into gentrification across various cities, exploring the roles of food enterprises such as restaurants, grocery stores, and farmers' markets. Examines why gentrification occurs and how communities utilize food initiatives to resist displacement. Unpacks the consequences for vulnerable people and neighborhoods, highlighting how food practices reflect the rapid and contentious changes in American cities in the twenty-first century.