Proceedings Of The International Symposium On Urban And Peri Urban Horticulture In The Century Of Cities
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Proceedings Of The International Symposium On Urban And Peri Urban Horticulture In The Century Of Cities
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language : en
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Release Date : 2014
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Proceedings Of The International Symposium On Horticultural Plants In Urban And Peri Urban Life
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Author : Thomas A. Lumpkin
language : en
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Release Date : 2007
Proceedings Of The International Symposium On Horticultural Plants In Urban And Peri Urban Life written by Thomas A. Lumpkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Horticulture categories.
From Dangast To Colorado Springs
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Author : Gert Gröning
language : en
Publisher: Akademische Verlagsgemeinschaft München AVM
Release Date : 2016-08-03
From Dangast To Colorado Springs written by Gert Gröning and has been published by Akademische Verlagsgemeinschaft München AVM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-03 with Architecture categories.
Irma Franzen-Heinrichsdorff was a 20th century landscape architect, who was not widely known in Germany. Her creative horticultural work included not least her impressive "landscape ideas" for private gardens, some of which are presented and paid tribute to here for the first time. In this book, Franzen-Heinrichsdorff's remarkable biography is traced using information from previously untapped sources. Franzen-Heinrichsdorff studied at the horticultural institute "Lehr- und Forschungsanstalt für Gartenbau" in Berlin-Dahlem and became the first woman to gain the qualification of "Staatlich diplomierte Gartenbauinspektorin", i. e. horticultural inspector, in the subject of landscape gardening. She thereby attained the highest academic honour there was in this profession at the time. Influenced by expressionism and with an interest in music and dance, the accomplished illustrator and designer had a promising career as a landscape architect ahead of her. Rather than marrying the distinguished solo flutist Alfred Tibursky, the father of her two children, she tied the knot with landscape architect Gustav Heinrichsdorff, only to divorce him several years later. Family-related and professional difficulties forced Franzen-Heinrichsdorff to give up her career, and she went on to run a children's home in the North Sea resort of Dangast for twenty years instead. Undeterred by intermittent harassment from National Socialists, she also cared for three foster children there over the years. It was not until later in life that she had the opportunity to work as a landscape architect once again in Colorado Springs in the United States of America; two of her former foster children and her son were instrumental in paving the way for her.
Growing Greener Cities In Africa
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Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
language : en
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Release Date : 2012
Growing Greener Cities In Africa written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and has been published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with City planning categories.
The Second Global Plan of Action addresses new challenges, such as climate change and food insecurity, as well as novel opportunities, including information, communication and molecular methodologies. It contains 18 priority activities organized in four main groups: In situ conservation and management; Ex situ conservation; Sustainable use; and Building sustainable institutional and human capacities.
Cities And Agriculture
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Author : Henk de Zeeuw
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-09-16
Cities And Agriculture written by Henk de Zeeuw and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-16 with Business & Economics categories.
As people increasingly migrate to urban settings and more than half of the world's population now lives in cities, it is vital to plan and provide for sustainable and resilient food systems which reflect this challenge. This volume presents experience and evidence-based "state of the art" chapters on the key dimensions of urban food challenges and types of intra- and peri-urban agriculture. The book provides urban planners, local policy makers and urban development practitioners with an overview of crucial aspects of urban food systems based on an up to date review of research results and practical experiences in both developed and developing countries. By doing so, the international team of authors provides a balanced textbook for students of the growing number of courses on sustainable agriculture, food and urban studies, as well as a solid basis for well-informed policy making, planning and implementation regarding the development of sustainable, resilient and just urban food systems.
Food And Nutrition Security In Southern African Cities
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Author : Bruce Frayne
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-12-22
Food And Nutrition Security In Southern African Cities written by Bruce Frayne and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-22 with Social Science categories.
Urban population growth is extremely rapid across Africa and this book places urban food and nutrition security firmly on the development and policy agenda. It shows that current efforts to address food poverty in Africa that focus entirely on small-scale farmers, to the exclusion of broader socio-economic and infrastructural approaches, are misplaced and will remain largely ineffective in ameliorating food and nutrition insecurity for the majority of Africans. Using original data from the African Food Security Urban Network’s (AFSUN) extensive database it is demonstrated that the primary food security challenge for urban households is access to food. Already linked into global food systems and value chains, Africa’s supply of food is not necessarily in jeopardy. Rather, the widespread poverty and informal urban fabric that characterizes Africa’s emerging cities impinge directly on households’ capacity to access food that is readily available. Through the analysis of empirical data collected from 6,500 households in eleven cities in nine countries in Southern Africa, the authors identify the complexity of factors and dynamics that create the circumstances of widespread food and nutrition insecurity under which urban citizens live. They also provide useful policy approaches to address these conditions that currently thwart the latent development potential of Africa’s expanding urban population.
Proceedings Of The International Conference On Urban Horticulture
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Author : R. Junge-Berberovic
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Proceedings Of The International Conference On Urban Horticulture written by R. Junge-Berberovic and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Community gardens categories.
The International Conference on Urban Horticulture was organised by the University of Applied Sciences Waedenswil (UASW) under the auspices of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and took place from September 2 to 6, 2002. The program included over 80 presentations on the relationship "People - Plants - Quality of Life". The working hypothesis was "the creation of gardens and open spaces together with the way plants are used as reliable indicators of a permanently changing understanding of nature". This hypothesis resulted in five main topics which were organised into five one-day-sessions: plants and society, public green, plant use and garden design, assortment development, and ecological engineering and urban agriculture.
Routledge Handbook Of Landscape And Food
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Author : Joshua Zeunert
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-02-02
Routledge Handbook Of Landscape And Food written by Joshua Zeunert and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-02 with Architecture categories.
Since the turn of the millennium, there has been a burgeoning interest in, and literature of, both landscape studies and food studies. Landscape describes places as relationships and processes. Landscapes create people’s identities and guide their actions and their preferences, while at the same time are shaped by the actions and forces of people. Food, as currency, medium, and sustenance, is a fundamental part of those landscape relationships. This volume brings together over fifty contributors from around the world in forty profoundly interdisciplinary chapters. Chapter authors represent an astonishing range of disciplines, from agronomy, anthropology, archaeology, conservation, countryside management, cultural studies, ecology, ethics, geography, heritage studies, landscape architecture, landscape management and planning, literature, urban design and architecture. Both food studies and landscape studies defy comprehension from the perspective of a single discipline, and thus such a range is both necessary and enriching. The Routledge Handbook of Landscape and Food is intended as a first port of call for scholars and researchers seeking to undertake new work at the many intersections of landscape and food. Each chapter provides an authoritative overview, a broad range of pertinent readings and references, and seeks to identify areas where new research is needed—though these may also be identified in the many fertile areas in which subjects and chapters overlap within the book.
Family Urban Agriculture In Russia
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Author : Louiza M. Boukharaeva
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-02-27
Family Urban Agriculture In Russia written by Louiza M. Boukharaeva and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-27 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The book results from research carried out by the authors since 1999 on urban gardening collectives in Russia, then from the extension of this research towards collective urban gardening in France, with some investigations in other European Union Member States and Brazil. This research was carried out within the framework of Kazan University (currently, the Institute of Administration and Territorial Development of the Federal University of Kazan) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). It enabled the creation of an international research network entitled Sustainable Development of Cities: the Relationship between City-Dwellers and Nature. This research was developed with help from a three-year research contract (October 2009 – September 2012) with the GESSOL programme of the French Ministry of Ecology, on the theme of the use of urban and peri-urban soils for the sustainable development of cities. The final report of this research contract provides the basis for the book.
Urban Soils
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Author : Rattan Lal
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2017-10-18
Urban Soils written by Rattan Lal and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-18 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Globally, 30% of the world population lived in urban areas in 1950, 54% in 2016 and 66% projected by 2050. The most urbanized regions include North America, Latin America, and Europe. Urban encroachment depletes soil carbon and the aboveground biomass carbon pools, enhancing the flux of carbon from soil and vegetation into the atmosphere. Thus, urbanization has exacerbated ecological and environmental problems. Urban soils are composed of geological material that has been drastically disturbed by anthropogenic activities and compromised their role in the production of food, aesthetics of residential areas, and pollutant dynamics. Properties of urban soils are normally not favorable to plant growth—the soils are contaminated by heavy metals and are compacted and sealed. Therefore, the quality of urban soils must be restored to make use of this valuable resource for delivery of essential ecosystem services (e.g., food, water and air quality, carbon sequestration, temperature moderation, biodiversity). Part of the Advances in Soil Sciences Series, Urban Soils explains properties of urban soils; assesses the effects of urbanization on the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and water and the impacts of management of urban soils, soil restoration, urban agriculture, and food security; evaluates ecosystem services provisioned by urban soils, and describes synthetic and artificial soils.