Growing better cities [[electronic resource] ] : urban agriculture for sustainable development / / by Luc Mougeot

• Autore: Mougeot Luc J. A
• Pubblicazione: Ottawa, Ont., : International Development Research Centre, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (119 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.1/09172/4091732
• Soggetto topico: Urban agriculture - Developing countries; Sustainable development - Developing countries
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-94).
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Growing better cities
• ISBN: 1-280-71828-5; 9786610718283; 1-55250-242-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910449791803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: In focus (International Development Research Centre (Canada))