Designing urban agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : a complete guide to the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and management of edible landscapes / / April Philips |
Autore | Philips April |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 630.9173/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban agriculture
Edible landscaping |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-40236-4
1-118-33307-1 |
Classificazione | ARC008000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Food Cities: Ecology + Urban Agriculture (ecology) Chapter 2: Planning Strategies for Urban Food Systems (planning) Chapter 3: Vision, Synthesis and Form (designing) Chapter 4: Systems Integration and Connections (constructing) Chapter 5: Lifecycle Operations (managing) Chapter 6: Outreach and Community (marketing) Bibliography Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452373403321 |
Philips April | ||
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Designing urban agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : a complete guide to the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and management of edible landscapes / / April Philips |
Autore | Philips April |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 630.9173/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban agriculture
Edible landscaping |
ISBN |
1-118-33023-4
1-299-40236-4 1-118-33307-1 |
Classificazione | ARC008000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Food Cities: Ecology + Urban Agriculture (ecology) Chapter 2: Planning Strategies for Urban Food Systems (planning) Chapter 3: Vision, Synthesis and Form (designing) Chapter 4: Systems Integration and Connections (constructing) Chapter 5: Lifecycle Operations (managing) Chapter 6: Outreach and Community (marketing) Bibliography Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779406703321 |
Philips April | ||
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Designing urban agriculture : a complete guide to the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and management of edible landscapes / / April Philips |
Autore | Philips April |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 630.9173/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban agriculture
Edible landscaping |
ISBN |
1-118-33023-4
1-299-40236-4 1-118-33307-1 |
Classificazione | ARC008000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Food Cities: Ecology + Urban Agriculture (ecology) Chapter 2: Planning Strategies for Urban Food Systems (planning) Chapter 3: Vision, Synthesis and Form (designing) Chapter 4: Systems Integration and Connections (constructing) Chapter 5: Lifecycle Operations (managing) Chapter 6: Outreach and Community (marketing) Bibliography Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828269503321 |
Philips April | ||
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To Subsidise My Income : Urban Farming in an East-African Town / / Dick Foeken |
Autore | Foeken Dick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 630.9173/2 |
Collana | Afrika-Studiecentrum Series |
Soggetto topico |
Urban agriculture - Kenya - Nakuru
Urban agriculture |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-39958-2
9786611399580 90-474-0996-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Urban Farming in an East-African Town |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451348903321 |
Foeken Dick | ||
Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To Subsidise My Income : Urban Farming in an East-African Town / / Dick Foeken |
Autore | Foeken Dick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 630.9173/2 |
Collana | Afrika-Studiecentrum Series |
Soggetto topico |
Urban agriculture - Kenya - Nakuru
Urban agriculture |
ISBN |
1-281-39958-2
9786611399580 90-474-0996-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Urban Farming in an East-African Town |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777021803321 |
Foeken Dick | ||
Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To Subsidise My Income : Urban Farming in an East-African Town / / Dick Foeken |
Autore | Foeken Dick |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 630.9173/2 |
Collana | Afrika-Studiecentrum Series |
Soggetto topico |
Urban agriculture - Kenya - Nakuru
Urban agriculture |
ISBN |
1-281-39958-2
9786611399580 90-474-0996-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Maps, Figures, Boxes, Tables -- Photos -- Glossary and abbreviations -- Foreword -- 1 The issue -- Urbanization and urban poverty -- Urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa -- Urban agriculture in Kenya -- Aspects of urban farming -- Theoretical considerations -- The present study -- 2 The setting -- Nakuru town -- The study population -- 3 The farmers -- Numbers and geographical distribution -- Urban farmers and non-farmers -- Rural farmers and non-farmers -- 4 The crops -- Urban plots -- Crops and inputs -- Yields -- Problems -- 5 The animals -- Animal production -- Rearing systems -- Inputs -- Problems -- Waste disposal -- 6 The benefits -- Importance of urban farming as perceived by respondents -- Food supply -- Food consumption and nutrition -- Income -- Employment -- 7 The support -- Assistance for crop cultivators and livestock keepers -- The Agriculture and Rural Development Programme (ARDP) -- The Ecumenical Church Loan Fund (ECLOF Kenya) -- 8 The environment -- Introduction -- Urban farmers' environmental awareness -- Perceptions and attitudes -- Heavy metal concentrations -- 9 The schools -- Institutional farming -- School farming in Kenya -- School farming in Nakuru town -- 10 The poor -- Introduction -- Farming -- Benefits -- Support -- Environment -- Schools -- Gender -- 11 Summary and conclusions -- Introduction -- Summary of findings -- Theoretical reflections -- Policy and the future of urban farming in Nakuru -- Annexes -- Tables -- Annex 1: The Nakuru Urban Agriculture Research Project (NUAP) -- Annex 2: Sampling and the study population -- Annex 3: The farmers -- Annex 4: The crops -- Annex 5: The animals -- Annex 6: The benefits -- Annex 7: The support -- Annex 8: The environment -- Annex 9: The schools -- Annex 10: The poor.
Annex 11: Results of the NUAP workshop, 27-28 November 2002 -- References -- Index -- AFRIKA-STUDIECENTRUM SERIES. |
Altri titoli varianti | Urban Farming in an East-African Town |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812172503321 |
Foeken Dick | ||
Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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