Agropolis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Agropolis write by Luc J. A. Mougeot. This book was released on 2005. Agropolis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Urban agriculture is an increasingly popular practice in cities worldwide, and a sustainable future for it is critical, especially for the urban poor of the developing world.
Agricultura urbana / Urban agriculture
Agricultura urbana / Urban agriculture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Agricultura urbana / Urban agriculture write by Graciela Arosemena Díaz. This book was released on 2013-02-23. Agricultura urbana / Urban agriculture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. La proliferación de huertos urbanos en las ciudades no es un fenómeno circunstancial: responde a una serie de necesidades económicas, urbanísticas, ambientales y sociales que reflejan un cambio profundo en la concepción de la ciudad y en su relación con el entorno agrícola. El presente estudio analiza la situación actual de la agricultura urbana y aporta propuestas metodológicas concretas para introducir el cultivo agrícola en la ciudad y en los edificios. Tras abordar la relación entre agricultura y sostenibilidad, el libro describe la experiencia de algunas ciudades que han introducido con éxito la agricultura en la planificación urbana (Viena, Toronto, La Habana, Rosario, Barcelona y Girona) y proporciona una serie de criterios y estrategias de actuación en los ámbitos del urbanismo y la construcción. Pensado como guía básica para conocer y desarrollar proyectos de agricultura urbana, el libro se dirige a arquitectos, paisajistas y urbanistas, así como a todas aquellas personas interesadas en los huertos urbanos.
Growing Better Cities
Growing Better Cities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Growing Better Cities write by Luc J. A. Mougeot. This book was released on 2006. Growing Better Cities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Accompanying CD-ROM also has titles in French and Spanish.
Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba
Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba write by Sinan Koont. This book was released on 2016-12-07. Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Pushed by necessity but enabled by its existing social and educational policies, Cuba in the 1990s launched the most extensive program of urban sustainable agriculture in the world. This study is to date the only book-length investigation in either English or Spanish of this important national experiment in transforming the environmental, economic, and social nature of today’s dominant system of producing food.”—Al Campbell, University of Utah As large-scale industrial agriculture comes under increasing scrutiny because of its petroleum- and petrochemical-based input costs and environmentally objectionable consequences, increasing attention has been focused on sustainable, local, and agro-ecological techniques in food production. Cuba was forced by historical circumstances to be one of the pioneers in the massive application of these techniques. After the demise of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Cuba was left without access to external support needed to carry on with industrial agriculture. The economic crisis led the country to reconsider their former models of resource management. Cuba retooled its agricultural programs to focus on urban agriculture—sustainable, ecologically sound farming close to densely populated areas. Food now takes far less time to get to the people, who are now better nourished because they have easier access to whole foods. Moreover, urban farming has become a source of national pride—Cuba has one of the best urban agriculture programs in the world, with a thousand-fold increase in urban agricultural output since 1994. Sinan Koont has spent the last several years researching urban agriculture in Cuba, including field work at many sustainable farms on the island. He tells the story of why and how Cuba was able to turn to urban food production on a large scale with minimal use of chemicals, petroleum, and machinery, and of the successes it achieved—along with the continuing difficulties it still faces in reducing its need for food imports. Sinan Koont is associate professor of economics at Dickinson College. A volume in the series Contemporary Cuba, edited by John M. Kirk
The Spatial Organisation of Urban Agriculture in the Global South
The Spatial Organisation of Urban Agriculture in the Global South - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Spatial Organisation of Urban Agriculture in the Global South write by Ada Górna. This book was released on 2024-04-01. The Spatial Organisation of Urban Agriculture in the Global South available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the role and position of urban agriculture in the spatial and functional structure of cities in the Global South. In the face of dynamic urbanisation and negative consequences of climate change, one of the key challenges is not only how to provide food for the ever-growing urban population but also how to achieve urban sustainability and simultaneously reduce the negative impact of cities on the natural environment. These problems are particularly urgent in the metropolises of the Global South that are experiencing the greatest population growth while struggling with increasing social inequalities and the resulting uneven distribution of resources. Examining the role that urban agriculture can play in addressing these challenges, this book draws on three case study cities: Havana, Singapore and Kigali. The case studies, differing in socio-economic, spatial, political and environmental terms, exemplify diverse characteristics of urban agriculture in different geographical conditions. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in each city, the book also provides a unique perspective on the constraints in the development of urban agriculture and the use of its full potential for urban sustainability. This book will appeal to students and scholars, as well as decision makers, interested in the issues of urban sustainability, food security, spatial development and alternative food systems.
