Global 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 Global Urban Agriculture write by Antoinette M G A WinklerPrins. This book was released on 2017-05-24. Global Urban Agriculture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Urban Agriculture and Food Systems
Urban Agriculture and Food Systems - 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 Urban Agriculture and Food Systems write by Information Resources Management Association. This book was released on 2019. Urban Agriculture and Food Systems available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This book is an authoritative resource on the latest technological developments in urban agriculture and its ability to supplement current food systems. The content within this publication represents the work of topics such as sustainable production in urban spaces, farming practices, and urban distribution methods"--Provided by publisher.
Cities Farming for the Future
Cities Farming for the Future - 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 Cities Farming for the Future write by International Development Research Centre (Canada). This book was released on 2014-05-14. Cities Farming for the Future available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Urban Farming
Urban Farming - 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 Urban Farming write by Thomas Fox. This book was released on 2011-06-07. Urban Farming available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It doesn't take a farm to have the heart of a farmer. Now, due to a burgeoning sustainable-living movement, you don't have to own acreage to fulfill your dream of raising your own food. Hobby Farms Urban Farming, from Hobby Farm Press and the same people who bring you Hobby Farms and Hobby Farm Home magazine, will walk every city and suburban dweller down the path of self sustainability. Urban Farming will introduce readers to the concepts of gardening and farming from a high-rise apartment, participating in a community garden, vertical farming, and converting terraces and other small city spaces into fruitful, vegetableful real estate. This comprehensive volume 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.
Agriculture in Urban Planning
Agriculture in Urban Planning - 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 Agriculture in Urban Planning write by Mark Redwood. This book was released on 2012. Agriculture in Urban Planning available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume, by graduate researchers working in 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, micro-biological 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
