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Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of
creating just and sustainable cities. Yet the benefits that many
people attribute to urban agriculture-fresh food, green space,
educational opportunities-can mask structural inequities,thereby
making political transformation harder to achieve. Realizing social
and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to
address deeper issues such as structural racism, gender inequity,
and economic disparities. Beyond the Kale argues that urban
agricultural projects focused explicitly on dismantling oppressive
systems have the greatest potential to achieve substantive social
change. Through in-depth interviews and public forums with some of
New York City's most prominent urban agriculture activists and
supporters, Kristin Reynolds and Nevin Cohen illustrate how some
urban farmers and gardeners not only grow healthy food for their
communities but also use their activities and spaces to disrupt the
dynamics of power and privilege that perpetuate inequity.
Addressing a significant gap in the urban agriculture literature,
Beyond the Kale prioritizes the voices of people of colour and
women-activists and leaders whose strategies have often been
underrepresented within the urban agriculture movement-and it
examines the roles of scholarship in advancing social justice
initiatives.
Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of
creating just and sustainable cities. Yet the benefits that many
people attribute to urban agriculture-fresh food, green space,
educational opportunities-can mask structural inequities, thereby
making political transformation harder to achieve. Realizing social
and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to
address deeper issues such as structural racism, gender inequity,
and economic disparities. Beyond the Kale argues that urban
agricultural projects focused explicitly on dismantling oppressive
systems have the greatest potential to achieve substantive social
change. Through in-depth interviews and public forums with some of
New York City's most prominent urban agriculture activists and
supporters, Kristin Reynolds and Nevin Cohen illustrate how some
urban farmers and gardeners not only grow healthy food for their
communities but also use their activities and spaces to disrupt the
dynamics of power and privilege that perpetuate inequity.
Addressing a significant gap in the urban agriculture literature,
Beyond the Kale prioritizes the voices of people of colour and
women-activists and leaders whose strategies have often been
underrepresented within the urban agriculture movement-and it
examines the roles of scholarship in advancing social justice
initiatives.
This collection reviews key recent research on developing urban and
peri-urban agriculture. Chapters first discuss ways of building
urban agriculture, from planning and business models to building
social networks to support local supply chains. Other chapters
survey developments in key technologies for urban agriculture,
including rooftop systems and vertical farming. The book also
assesses challenges and improvements in irrigation, waste
management, composting/soil nutrition and pest management. The
final group of chapters provides a series of case studies on urban
farming of particular commodities, including horticultural produce,
livestock and forestry.
Via 150 signed articles, Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide" "provides
an overview of the key concepts that urban planners, policy makers,
architects, engineers, and developers use to understand the
sustainability dimensions of the urban environment. It identifies
cities that have taken steps to become greener and discusses the
strategies they have used; it also reviews broad concepts
associated with green cities. Cities face enormous environmental
challenges, and the entries in this volume, from case studies of
greener cities to discussions of green urban design,
infrastructure, and processes, can help us transform our cities
into healthier, sustainable communities in which a growing urban
population can thrive. Vivid photographs, searchable hyperlinks,
numerous cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a
clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes
ideal for classroom use as well as for research.
Businesses increasingly recognize their capacity to help solve
global environmental and social challenges, and the most innovate
understand the business case for addressing such issues as climate
change, water scarcity, pollution, poverty, hunger, and inequality.
Via 150 signed entries, Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide provides an
overview of key principles, approaches, strategies, and tools that
businesses have used to reduce environmental impacts and contribute
to sustainability. Entries reflect the expertise of scholars and
practitioners from varied fields and provide references to other
entries as well as citations for further reading. Together, they
provide an understanding of green business practices that will be
valuable for managers, policymakers, students, scholars, and
citizens interested in the complex relationship between businesses
and the environment. Vivid photos, searchable hyperlinks, numerous
cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a clear,
accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes ideal for
classroom use.
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