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African Urban Harvest: Agriculture in the Cities of Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda
. Ed(S): Prain, Gordon D.; Karanja, Nancy; Lee-Smith, Diana
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hardcover. How much does urban agriculture help feed and support people living in the world's towns and cities? How could it do this better? This book seeks to answer these timely questions with evidence and proposals based on studies in Eastern and Central Africa. Editor(s): Prain, Gordon D.; Karanja, Nancy; Lee-Smith, Diana. Num Pages: 300 pages, 64 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCP; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
Over the past two decades, how has urban agriculture changed in sub-Saharan Africa? Is city farming now better integrated into environmental management and city governance? And, looking ahead, how might urban agriculture address the needs of the low-income households and modernizing cities of Africa? In this book, leading specialists in the fields of urban agriculture and urban environment present a unique collection of case studies that examines the growing role of local food production in urban livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. Amongst many issues, the authors probe the changing role of urban agriculture, the risks and benefits of crop–livestock systems, ... Read more
Over the past two decades, how has urban agriculture changed in sub-Saharan Africa? Is city farming now better integrated into environmental management and city governance? And, looking ahead, how might urban agriculture address the needs of the low-income households and modernizing cities of Africa? In this book, leading specialists in the fields of urban agriculture and urban environment present a unique collection of case studies that examines the growing role of local food production in urban livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. Amongst many issues, the authors probe the changing role of urban agriculture, the risks and benefits of crop–livestock systems, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441962492
SKU
V9781441962492
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Ref
99-15
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