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Author : Christopher Bosso
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2016-11-10
Feeding Cities written by Christopher Bosso and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-10 with Social Science categories.
There is enormous current interest in urban food systems, with a wide array of policies and initiatives intended to increase food security, decrease ecological impacts and improve public health. This volume is a cross-disciplinary and applied approach to urban food system sustainability, health, and equity. The contributions are from researchers working on social, economic, political and ethical issues associated with food systems. The book's focus is on the analysis of and lessons obtained from specific experiences relevant to local food systems, such as tapping urban farmers markets to address issues of food access and public health, and use of zoning to restrict the density of fast food restaurants with the aim of reducing obesity rates. Other topics considered include building a local food business to address the twin problems of economic and nutritional distress, developing ways to reduce food waste and improve food access in poor urban neighborhoods, and asking whether the many, and diverse, hopes for urban agriculture are justified. The chapters show that it is critical to conduct research on existing efforts to determine what works and to develop best practices in pursuit of sustainable and socially just urban food systems. The main examples discussed are from the United States, but the issues are applicable internationally.
The Problem With Feeding Cities
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Author : Andrew Deener
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The Problem With Feeding Cities written by Andrew Deener and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Food consumption categories.
"For some, grocery shopping is an activity woven seamlessly into daily life. They make lists of foods they enjoy preparing and eating throughout the week, stopping by a market where we seek out the best deals and freshest foods among the broad range of items on display. However, access to this abundance is wildly unequal. Many Americans make long commutes to seek out affordable food, visiting corner stores for dry goods and distant markets for fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats. Poor people, and especially people of color, have significantly less access to the affordable bounty of large grocery stores. The Problems with Feeding Cities charts the massive infrastructures and systems that make it possible to consistently buy a wide range of groceries in one place for an affordable price and the communities that have been left behind in this food revolution. Tracing the growth of technologies including bar codes and storage facilities, networks such as distribution chains and transit systems, and social organizations including food banks and farmers markets, this book illuminates the long social history of today's urban food deserts. The unequal distribution of food and resources is closely linked to the rise and explosive growth of American cities, and the infrastructures that accompanied them affect us still"--
Women Feeding Cities
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Author : Alice Hovorka
language : en
Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
Release Date : 2009
Women Feeding Cities written by Alice Hovorka and has been published by Practical Action Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
Analyses the roles of women and men in urban food production, and through case studies from three developing regions suggests how women's contribution might be maximized.
Feeding Cities
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Author : Christopher Bosso
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-11-10
Feeding Cities written by Christopher Bosso and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-10 with Social Science categories.
There is enormous current interest in urban food systems, with a wide array of policies and initiatives intended to increase food security, decrease ecological impacts and improve public health. This volume is a cross-disciplinary and applied approach to urban food system sustainability, health, and equity. The contributions are from researchers working on social, economic, political and ethical issues associated with food systems. The book's focus is on the analysis of and lessons obtained from specific experiences relevant to local food systems, such as tapping urban farmers markets to address issues of food access and public health, and use of zoning to restrict the density of fast food restaurants with the aim of reducing obesity rates. Other topics considered include building a local food business to address the twin problems of economic and nutritional distress, developing ways to reduce food waste and improve food access in poor urban neighborhoods, and asking whether the many, and diverse, hopes for urban agriculture are justified. The chapters show that it is critical to conduct research on existing efforts to determine what works and to develop best practices in pursuit of sustainable and socially just urban food systems. The main examples discussed are from the United States, but the issues are applicable internationally.
Feeding African Cities
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Author : Jane Guyer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-08-06
Feeding African Cities written by Jane Guyer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-06 with Social Science categories.
Originally published in 1987, this book traces the broad outlines of urban food policy, drawing attention to the limited knowledge of regional social history. Urban food supply systems in Africa have developed very fast, in the midst of societies in which food production was not in general oriented to feeding distant populations of 'specialist consumers'. Institutional and political links had to be forged between town and country if food supply was to be cheap and predictable. This volume explores the political and material dynamics of urban food supply through 4 case studies: Kano, Yaoundé, Dar es Salaam and Harare.
Cities Feeding People
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Author : Axumite G. Egziabher
language : en
Publisher: IDRC
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Cities Feeding People written by Axumite G. Egziabher and has been published by IDRC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Business & Economics categories.
Cities Feeding People examines urban agriculture in East Africa and proves that it is a safe, clean, and secure method to feed the world's struggling urban residents. It also collapses the myth that urban agriculture is practiced only by the poor and unemployed. Cities Feeding People provides the hard facts needed to convince governments that urban agriculture should have a larger role in feeding the urban population.
Feeding Cities
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Author : ZEDER MELINDA A
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Release Date : 1991-09-17
Feeding Cities written by ZEDER MELINDA A and has been published by Smithsonian Books (DC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-09-17 with Animal industry categories.
An anthropologist with the Smithsonian presents a new approach to studying the development of cities and centralized states. Focusing on the Kur River Basin (in modern Iran) from the first human habitation to the first collapse of civilization, she uses the management and distribution of animals as an index of the economic factors necessary for a complex society. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Urban Food Revolution
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Author : Peter Ladner
language : en
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Release Date : 2011-11-15
The Urban Food Revolution written by Peter Ladner and has been published by New Society Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-15 with Social Science categories.
Describes how to ensure food security in urban areas by bringing food production into neighborhoods through the use of community gardening, cooking and composting programs so that cities will have local, fresh and sustainable food sources. Original.
Hungry City
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Author : Carolyn Steel
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-01-31
Hungry City written by Carolyn Steel and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-31 with Social Science categories.
'Cities cover just 2% of the world’s surface, but consume 75% of the world’s resources’. The relationship between food and cities is fundamental to our everyday lives. Food shapes cities and through them it moulds us - along with the countryside that feeds us. Yet few of us are conscious of the process and we rarely stop to wonder how food reaches our plates. Hungry City examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence, and reveals that we have yet to resolve a centuries-old dilemma - one which holds the key to a host of current problems, from obesity and the inexorable rise of the supermarkets, to the destruction of the natural world. Original, inspiring and written with infectious enthusiasm and belief, Hungry City illuminates an issue that is fundamental to us all.
Food And The City In Europe Since 1800
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Author : Peter Lummel
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-15
Food And The City In Europe Since 1800 written by Peter Lummel and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with Science categories.
This fascinating volume examines the impact that rapid urbanization has had upon diets and food systems throughout Western Europe over the past two centuries. Bringing together studies from across the continent, it stresses the fundamental links between key changes in European social history and food systems, food cultures and food politics. Contributors respond to a number of important questions, including: when and how did local food production cease to be sufficient for the city and when did improved transport conditions and liberal commercial relations replace local by supra-regional food supplies? How far did the food industry contribute to improved living conditions in cities? What influence did urban consumers have? Food and the City in Europe since 1800 also examines issues of food hygiene and health impacts in cities, looks at various food innovations and how ’new’ foods often first gained acceptance in cities, and explores how eating fashions have changed over the centuries.