You don't have to journey to a rural paradise to find the farm of the future. It's your neighbor’s suburban lawn, the roof of your uptown condominium, or the co-op market garden in the vacant lot down
Intended for city planners, this APA report describes the opportunities and challenges faced by 11 cities when supporting and expanding agriculture within urban environments, and compares the differen
Urban agriculture offers important contributions to sustainable urban development and poverty reduction in cities. Although urban agriculture cannot be expected to meet the food consumption requiremen
Presents various viewpoints on urban agriculture, covering its purpose, economic sustainability factor, and future, as well as how it affects particular groups of people.
Most of us live in cities. These are becoming increasingly complex and removed from broad-scale agriculture. Yet within cities there are many examples of greenspaces and local food production that bri
The first in-depth analysis of how urban agriculture can contribute to the creation and development of cities in Europe. How can agriculture contribute to the sustainable development of European citi
There has been growing attention to urban agriculture (UA) worldwide because of its role in making cities more sustainable from an environmental perspective while also contributing to the role farming
“Pushed by necessity but enabled by its existing social and educational policies, Cuba in the 1990s launched the most extensive program of urban sustainable agriculture in the world. This study is to
Sinan Koont has spent the last several years researching urban agriculture in Cuba, including field work at many sustainable farms on the island. He tells the story of why and how Cuba was able to tur
This book focuses on light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, mainly for the commercial production of horticultural crops in plant factories and greenhouses with controlled environments, giving special at
Increasingly, communities across the nation are seeing a demand for incorporating agricultural activities within the urban environment. To help meet this need,Urban Agriculture examines agricultural a
Intended as a ?one stop shop” of a veritable who’s who of leading urban agriculture authors and scholars, this book brings together seventeen contributions on the design, development, science, and soc
