WORKSHOP INTERNATIONAL THE AGROTOURISM CITY February 8th to 12th 2016 Responsible ENSP teacher : Marion Talagrand 3.4 What about agriculture? Marne la Vallée territory encompasses large natural and agricultural areas. The ancient rural region used to be very wealthy due to fertile soil. The patchwork of large fortified farms is now a testimony to this history. However, these spaces are now surrounded by urban development and transportation infrastructures. For decades, land has been considered as constructible. But now, it is seen as part of the city. Local authorities are willing to fit agricultural land into urban development. Municipalities and publics developers (such as EPA MARNE and EPA FRANCE) have decided to preserve agriculture within Marne la Vallée area : Recently, a protection and improvement area called PPEANP* had been set up over 3700 ha by the community of municipalities CAMG (Communauté d’Agglomération de Marne et Gondoire); For the last years, farming activity has been sustained by the creation of new outlets such as bio‐energy, agro‐materials, local food supply etc. * Main objectives of a PPEANP : Preservation of agricultural land (tenure); Endorsement of agricultural products; Improvement of natural ecosystems; Enhancement of natural and cultural landscape. The image cannot be display ed. Your computer may not hav e enough memory to open the image, or the image may hav e been corrupted. Restart y our computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, y ou may hav e to delete the image and then insert it again.
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