1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451348903321

Autore

Foeken Dick

Titolo

To Subsidise My Income : Urban Farming in an East-African Town / / Dick Foeken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006

ISBN

1-281-39958-2

9786611399580

90-474-0996-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Afrika-Studiecentrum Series ; ; 7

Disciplina

630.9173/2

Soggetti

Urban agriculture - Kenya - Nakuru

Urban agriculture

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa has gained momentum in recent years in terms of research and policy, as well as in practical terms. The paradox of accelerated urbanisation and the increase in urban agriculture in developing countries is widely recognised. More than ever before, urban residents all over the developing world are cultivating urban plots and/or keeping animals to sustain their livelihoods. This volume looks at urban farming in the Kenyan town of Nakuru and is based on surveys and in-depth studies carried out by various researchers, including Kenyan Masters students. It considers farming techniques, the socio-economic aspects of urban farming and the environmental issues involved, and there is also a chapter on school farming. Specific attention is paid to urban farming in relation to poverty, with the conclusion being that those who depend on urban agriculture the most are, in fact, benefiting the least from it.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910707355703321

Autore

Bansal Narottam P.

Titolo

Effects of fiber content on mechanical properties of CVD SiC fiber-reinforced strontium aluminosilicate glass-ceramic composites / / Narottam P. Bansal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cleveland, Ohio : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, , July 1996

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (25 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA technical memorandum ; ; 107273

Soggetti

Fiber composites

Ceramic matrix composites

Fracture strength

Fiber volume fraction

Fiber strength

Cracking (fracturing)

Stress analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed July 19, 2016).

"July 1996."

"Performing organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center"--Report documentation page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-16).