Global Urban Agriculture (Hardcover)

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. Key Features: * One of the first volumes to bring together evidence from urban agriculture in the Global North and the Global South * Explores the contribution of urban agriculture to livelihoods, ecosystems and conservation * Numerous case studies examine a very diverse range of urban agriculture systems

General

Imprint:	Cabi Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Antoinette WinklerPrins
Contributors:	Susan Algert • Imogen Bellwood-Howard • Fernando J. Bosco • Sasha Broadstone • Christian Brannstrom • Jason A. Byrne (Environmental Futures Research institute) • James B. Campbell • Joana Chan (Environmental Futures Research institute)
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-78064-732-6
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	1-78064-732-8
Barcode:	9781780647326

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