Agropolis : the social, political, and environmental dimensions of urban agriculture /
Urban agriculture is an increasingly popular practice in cities worldwide, and a sustainable future for it is critical, especially for the urban poor of the developing world. This book presents the first findings of original field research projects funded by IDRC's AGROPOLIS International Gradu...
| Други автори: | Mougeot, Luc J. A. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; Sterling, VA :
Earthscan,
2005.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=136073 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Agropolis. |
Съдържание:
- ""Contents""; ""List of Boxes, Figures and Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Urban agriculture and the millennium development goals""; ""Urban agriculture and food security""; ""Urban agriculture for more decent and productive urban livelihoods""; ""Urban agriculture as a tool for sustainable urbanization""; ""Linking research with policy development""; ""The origin of this book""; ""The contributions to this book""; ""Baselines and action research: different stages in the research cycle""
- ""A wide range of country situations""""Public policy influence on small-scaled urban agriculture""; ""A gendered approach to research on urban agriculture""; ""Facilitating local public attention to urban producers""; ""Promoting institutional research and training on urban agriculture""; ""Conclusion""; ""1 Survival of the Poorest: Migration and Food Security in Namibia""; ""Introduction""; ""Literature overview and key concepts""; ""Methodology""; ""Research findings""; ""Circular and reciprocal urbanization""; ""Reflections for further research""
- ""2 The Pest-control System in the Market Gardens of Lomé, Togo""""Introduction""; ""The issue and methodology""; ""Results, analysis and discussion""; ""Assessing the study�s impact""; ""Conclusions and recommendations""; ""3 Determinants of Urban Livestock Adoption in the �Zone Dense� of Khorogo, C�te d�Ivoire: A Tobit Approach""; ""Introduction""; ""Methodology""; ""Field data collection""; ""The empirical Tobit model""; ""Results and discussion""; ""Conclusion and policy implications""; ""Annex 1. Comments on models used in the literature""
- ""Annex 2. Livestock inventory in Khorogo""""4 Exploring the Gender Dimensions of Urban Open-space Cultivation in Harare, Zimbabwe""; ""Introduction""; ""Objectives""; ""Methodology""; ""Strengths and weaknesses of the research""; ""Preliminary research findings and analysis""; ""Reflections for further research""; ""Impacts of the field research grant""; ""Conclusion and recommendations""; ""5 Gender, Commercial Urban Agriculture and Urban Food Supply in Greater Gaborone, Botswana""; ""Introduction""; ""Objectives, hypotheses and concepts""; ""Methodology""; ""Research findings""
- ""Reflections for further research""""Field research grant impacts""; ""6 Moving between the Plan and the Ground: Shifting Perspectives on Urban Agriculture in Havana, Cuba""; ""Introduction""; ""Concepts, questions and methodology""; ""Preliminary findings""; ""Contributions to the field of urban agriculture and impacts of field research""; ""Conclusions""; ""7 Urban Agriculture and Local Sustainable Development in Rosario, Argentina: Integration of Economic, Social, Technical and Environmental Variables""; ""Introduction""; ""Conceptual framework and hypotheses""; ""Methodology""