Growing better cities : urban agriculture for sustainable development / by Luc Mougeot.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Mougeot, Luc J. A.

Contributor:

International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Series:

In focus (International Development Research Centre (Canada))

In focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban agriculture--Developing countries.

Urban agriculture.

Sustainable development--Developing countries.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (119 p.)

Other Title:

Urban agriculture for sustainable development

Place of Publication:

Ottawa, Ont. : International Development Research Centre, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United Nations predicts that over the next 25 years nearly all population growth will be in the cities of the developing world. At current rates, 60% of the world's total population will live in cities by 2030. As the cities grow, so does the number of urban poor. Unemployment, hunger, and malnutrition are commonplace. In the big city, most of any cash income the poor might bring home goes to feeding themselves and staying alive; any food that does not have to be bought is a bonus. As a result, more and more people are attempting to grow at least some of their own food to supplement poor d

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Issue; 2. The Approach; 3. Experiences from the Field; 4. Learning from Experience; 5. Recommendations; 6. A City of the Future; Appendix 1. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms; Appendix 2. Sources and Resources; The Publisher;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-94).

ISBN:

1-280-71828-5

9786610718283

1-55250-242-2

OCLC:

173376347