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Languages : en
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Farming From the City Center to the Urban Fringe
Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security in the United States
Author: Global Urban Agriculture
Author: Antoinette M G A WinklerPrinsPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1780647328
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
There has been growing attention paid to urban agriculture worldwide because of its role in making cities more environmentaly sustainable while also contributing to enhanced food access and social justice. This edited volume brings together current research and case studies concerning urban agriculture from both the Global North and the Global South. Its objective is to help bridge the long-standing divide between discussion of urban agriculture in the Global North and the Global South and to demonstrate that today there are greater areas of overlap than there are differences both theoretically and substantively, and that research in either area can help inform research in the other. The book covers the nature of urban agriculture and how it supports livelihoods, provides ecosystem services, and community development. It also considers urban agriculture and social capital, networks, and agro-biodiversity conservation. Concepts such as sustainability, resilience, adaptation and community, and the value of urban agriculture as a recreational resource are explored. It also examines, quite fundamentally, why people farm in the city and how urban agriculture can contribute to more sustainable cities in both the Global North and the Global South.
Beyond the Kale
Author: Kristin ReynoldsPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820349496
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Realizing social and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to address deeper issues such as structural racism, gender inequity, and economic disparities, Beyond the Kale argues that urban agricultural projects focused on dismantling oppressive systems have the greatest potential to achieve substantive social change.
Urban Farming 2nd Ed
Author: Thomas FoxPublisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1620083027
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 795
Book Description
This comprehensive guide to urban food growing will answer every up-and-coming urban farmer’s questions about how, what, where and why—a new green book for the dedicated citizen seeking to reduce his carbon footprint and grocery bill.
Urban and peri-urban agriculture sourcebook
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251361118
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The purpose of this book is to set out the key lessons learned and to provide recommendations and guidance based on existing cases and examples for a wide range of actors involved in urban food systems. In particular, the aim is for this publication to serve as a sourcebook for local decision-makers, policy advisors, urban planners, specialists, practitioners and others involved in urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA). The sourcebook is also for those involved in the design and implementation of production schemes, planning of urban food strategies, and policies concerning agriculture in urban and peri-urban areas.
Plan B 4.0
Author: Lester R. BrownPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393337197
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Provides alternative solutions to such global problems as population control, emerging water shortages, eroding soil, and global warming, outlining a detailed survival strategy for the civilization of the future.
Remaking American Communities
Author: David C. SoulePublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803260153
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Urban sprawl has gained much national attention in recent years. Sprawl involves not only land-use issues but also legal, political, and social concerns. It affects our schools, the environment, and race relations. Comprehensive enough for high school students and also appropriate for college undergraduates, Remaking American Communities delves into the challenges of urban sprawl by turning to some of America's top thinkers on the problem, including Robert Yaro, president of the Regional Plan Association. Other cutting-edge essays include a foreword about the emergence of sprawl by nationally syndicated columnist Neal Peirce, views about race and class by former mayor of Albuquerque David Rusk, and a discussion of transportation dynamics by Curtis Johnson, president of the Citistates Group. ø The essays in this collection explore the core issues of sprawl and the agenda for dealing with it. Complete with a glossary, resources, and contact information for smart-growth alliances, this book is extremely user-friendly. David C. Soule offers an unbiased viewpoint of this national phenomenon in a way that will be accessible to students and those with little background in the issue.
Space and Food in the City
Author: Alec ThorntonPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319893246
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Urban social movements are influential agents in shaping cityscapes to reflect values and needs of communities. Alongside urban population growth, various forms of urban agriculture activity, such as community and market gardens, are expanding, globally. This book explores citizens’ ‘rights to city’ and alternative views on urban space and the growing importance of urban food systems.
Urban Agriculture
Author: David TraceyPublisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 0865716943
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The new food revolution happening right where you live