Cities Versus Agriculture
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Author |
: International Development Research Centre (Canada) |
Publisher |
: IDRC |
Total Pages |
: 474 |
Release |
: 2014-05-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781552502167 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1552502163 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cities Farming for the Future by : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Author |
: Henk de Zeeuw |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 374 |
Release |
: 2015-09-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317506614 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317506618 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cities and Agriculture by : Henk de Zeeuw
As people increasingly migrate to urban settings and more than half of the world's population now lives in cities, it is vital to plan and provide for sustainable and resilient food systems which reflect this challenge. This volume presents experience and evidence-based "state of the art" chapters on the key dimensions of urban food challenges and types of intra- and peri-urban agriculture. The book provides urban planners, local policy makers and urban development practitioners with an overview of crucial aspects of urban food systems based on an up to date review of research results and practical experiences in both developed and developing countries. By doing so, the international team of authors provides a balanced textbook for students of the growing number of courses on sustainable agriculture, food and urban studies, as well as a solid basis for well-informed policy making, planning and implementation regarding the development of sustainable, resilient and just urban food systems.
Author |
: Jennifer Cockrall-King |
Publisher |
: Prometheus Books |
Total Pages |
: 374 |
Release |
: 2012-02-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781616144593 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1616144599 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Food and the City by : Jennifer Cockrall-King
A global movement to take back our food is growing. The future of farming is in our hands—and in our cities. This book examines alternative food systems in cities around the globe that are shortening their food chains, growing food within their city limits, and taking their "food security" into their own hands. The author, an award-winning food journalist, sought out leaders in the urban-agriculture movement and visited cities successfully dealing with "food deserts." What she found was not just a niche concern of activists but a global movement that cuts across the private and public spheres, economic classes, and cultures. She describes a global movement happening from London and Paris to Vancouver and New York to establish alternatives to the monolithic globally integrated supermarket model. A cadre of forward-looking, innovative people has created growing spaces in cities: on rooftops, backyards, vacant lots, along roadways, and even in "vertical farms." Whether it’s a community public orchard supplying the needs of local residents or an urban farm that has reclaimed a derelict inner city lot to grow and sell premium market veggies to restaurant chefs, the urban food revolution is clearly underway and working. This book is an exciting, fascinating chronicle of a game-changing movement, a rebellion against the industrial food behemoth, and a reclaiming of communities to grow, distribute, and eat locally.
Author |
: Lisa Newton |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 168 |
Release |
: 2020-03-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783030392444 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3030392449 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Urban Agriculture and Community Values by : Lisa Newton
This book addresses the evolving crisis in agriculture and sketches the 'community economy' that grounds agricultural enterprise more accurately than the industrial model. In its current practice, agriculture is (in the United States but increasingly in the rest of the world) unsustainable and destructive. The most immediately unsustainable feature of industrial agriculture is its dependence on the products of petroleum—as feedstock for fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides, and as fuel for the farm machinery and transport of agricultural products into the cities. The problems of agriculture and in general the food systems to which it is attached range from the vulnerability of monocultures to new and stronger pests to the emerging medical problem of obesity. The need for agricultural reform is widely acknowledged; one part of the new work being done suggests that food production in the cities may solve several of its problems at once. This book is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students in agriculture and environmental studies.
Author |
: François Molle |
Publisher |
: IWMI |
Total Pages |
: 80 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789290906247 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9290906243 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cities Versus Agriculture by : François Molle
Author |
: Julie C. Dawson |
Publisher |
: University of Iowa Press |
Total Pages |
: 350 |
Release |
: 2016-11-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781609384371 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1609384377 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cities of Farmers by : Julie C. Dawson
Full-scale food production in cities: is it an impossibility? Or is it a panacea for all that ails urban communities? Today, it's a reality, but many people still don't know how much of an impact this emerging food system is having on cities and their residents. This book showcases the work of the farmers, activists, urban planners, and city officials in the United States and Canada who are advancing food production. They have realized that, when it's done right, farming in cities can enhance the local ecology, foster cohesive communities, and improve the quality of life for urban residents. Cities of Farmers enables readers to understand and contribute to their local food system, whether they are raising vegetables in a community garden, setting up a farmers' market, or formulating regulations for farming and composting within city limits.
Author |
: Syngellakis, S. |
Publisher |
: WIT Press |
Total Pages |
: 171 |
Release |
: 2019-09-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781784663650 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1784663654 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Urban Agriculture and City Sustainability by : Syngellakis, S.
Papers presented at the 1st International Conference on Urban Agriculture and City Sustainability are contained in this book. The research reviews ways in which urban agriculture can contribute to achieve sustainable cities and considers ways of reducing the impact in terms of use of natural resources, waste production and climate change.
Author |
: Robert Charles Otte |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 24 |
Release |
: 1974 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822019244755 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Farming in the City's Shadow by : Robert Charles Otte
Author |
: René van Veenhuizen |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 459 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:895774706 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cities Farming for the Future by : René van Veenhuizen
Author |
: Christophe-Toussaint Soulard |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2018-01-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319710372 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319710370 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Toward Sustainable Relations Between Agriculture and the City by : Christophe-Toussaint Soulard
This book gives an overview of frameworks, methods, and case studies useful for the analysis of the relations between agriculture and the city, in Europe and the Mediterranean. Its originality lies in the analysis of urban food systems sustainability from an actors’ perspective. All the chapters consider the key role of actors in the definition of innovations and pathways, which enhance sustainability, seen as an ongoing process. Part 1 presents systemic approaches of agricultural-urban interactions at the city-region scale in France, Egypt, Italy and Morocco. Part 2 deals with methods and tools for urban planning and local development, utilized to design and assess sustainable food systems. The Part 3 inventories the recent changes in urban agriculture and the new forms of governance which are emerging in European cities (Athens, Berlin, Lisbon, Montpellier, Paris and Zurich). These results are useful for students, academics and activists involved in local policies and projects.