02930nam 2200661Ia 450 991044979180332120200520144314.01-280-71828-597866107182831-55250-242-2(CKB)1000000000243745(EBL)259196(OCoLC)173376347(SSID)ssj0000165970(PQKBManifestationID)11177700(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165970(PQKBWorkID)10143883(PQKB)11476657(MiAaPQ)EBC259196(CaPaEBR)405930(CaBNvSL)gtp00521930 (MiAaPQ)EBC3243362(Au-PeEL)EBL259196(CaPaEBR)ebr10120551(CaONFJC)MIL71828(OCoLC)66911362(EXLCZ)99100000000024374520060128d2006 ua 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGrowing better cities[electronic resource] urban agriculture for sustainable development /by Luc MougeotOttawa, Ont. International Development Research Centre20061 online resource (119 p.)In focusDescription based upon print version of record.1-55250-226-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-94).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; 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 dIn focus (International Development Research Centre (Canada))Urban agricultureDeveloping countriesSustainable developmentDeveloping countriesElectronic books.Urban agricultureSustainable development338.1/09172/4091732Mougeot Luc J. A969569International Development Research Centre (Canada)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449791803321Growing better cities2203439UNINA