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| Urban Agriculture: Food, Jobs and Sustainable Cities |
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| Author: |
Jac Smit, Annu Ratta and Joe Nasr, 1996
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Urban Agriculture: Food, Jobs and Sustainable Cities |
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UNDP, Habitat II Series, ISBN 9211260477, 302 pages
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| Type: |
Books
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| Country / Region: |
Global
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| Categories: |
Municipal Local Economic Development,
Conservation,
Urban Planning
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| Themes/Issues: |
Biodiversity,
Food,
Infrastructure
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| Date Posted: |
2008-02-04 |
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The experience of urban farming in countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America in one book, based on exploratory trips to more than 20 countries and extensive research over many years. Is urban farming a marginal activity practised for survival by the poor, just a relic of rural habits, or is it a modern economic activity with major significance for food security, stable family incomes and a livable urban environment? The book examines urban food production systems (including animals) worldwide. Well-researched, with many case studies and pictures, helpful perspectives on the current status and potential of food and income production in the city. Who the farmers are, where they farm, what the crops are, the benefits and constraints, the legislative, urban management and market environment, the history and current status of urban farming. The book fills an information gap about city farming and presents a convincing case for urban food production. Commissioned by UNDP's then Urban Agriculture Initiative.
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