Agriculture in urban planning : generating livelihoods and food security

To chci

This volume, by the world’s leading experts on urban agriculture, examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanizing global south, the book examines the contribution of urban agriculture and city farming to livelihoods and food security. Case studies cover food production; diversification for robust and secure food provision; the socio-economic and agronomic aspects of urban composting; urban agriculture as a viable livelihood strategy; strategies for integrating city farming into urban landscapes; and the complex social-ecological networks of urban agriculture. Other case studies look at public health aspects including the impact of pesticides, microbiological risks, pollution and water contamination on food production and people. Ultimately the book calls on city farmers, politicians, environmentalists and regulatory bodies to work together to improve the long term sustainability of urban farming as a major, secure source of food and employment for urban populations. Published with IDRC … celý popis

Podrobná bibliografie

Další autoři

Mark Redwood

Typ dokumentu

Knihy

Fyzický popis

xviii, 248 s. : il., tab., gr.

Vydáno

London : Earthscan, 2008

Vydání

1st ed.

Témata

rozvojové státy

zemědělství

městské zemědělství

zemědělství příměstské

potravinové zajištění

hlad

chudoba

potravinové zdroje

Kongo

Zimbabwe

Peru

Afrika

Keňa

Ghana

Malawi

Senegal

Nigérie

Argentina

Bibliografie

Obsahuje bibliografii a rejstřík

ISBN

978-1-84407-668-0