Within the context of demographic growth, rapid urbanization and
rising urban poverty which characterizes much of Sub-Saharan Africa
in the 21st Century, this book examines the urban poor's
vulnerability to food insecurity and analyses strategies that
households adopt to enhance their resilience in this challenging
environment. Harare is the study site, providing an acute example
of a city 'in crisis', and a context in which formal food markets
have failed to meet the needs of the urban poor. The central
question, then, is how do the urban poor meet their food needs
under such conditions of extreme material deprivation? While most
contemporary writings on food security have mainly focused on the
rural sector, this book locates itself within the nascent urban
livelihoods literature, and discusses the various strategies that
are central to the survival of distressed households in Zimbabwe's
urban areas. The book shows that the struggle for survival in the
city has split households into separate, but mutually supportive
units whose composition, activities and location remain highly
fluid, but enables them to construct multi-spatial livelihoods that
are key to survival in the city.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
August 2012 |
First published: |
August 2012 |
Authors: |
Godfrey Tawodzera
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
372 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-659-20106-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
General
|
LSN: |
3-659-20106-5 |
Barcode: |
9783659201066 |
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