Abstract
As people increasingly migrate to urban settings and with more than half of the world’s population now living in cities, it is vital to plan and provide for sustainable and resilient food systems which reflect this challenge. The book ‘Cities and Agriculture’ presents experience and evidence on key dimensions of urban food challenges and types of intra-and peri-urban agriculture, in 15 extremely well-researched and written chapters. The book has shed light on an urban challenge that has been ignored for a long time in urban studies as well as in urban policies and planning, i.e. food-provisioning. Neglecting the dynamics and sustainability of food provisioning in scientific research on sustainable urban development is a serious omission, because feeding cities arguably has a greater social and physical impact on us and our planet than anything else we do.
Highlights
This book captures the concept of urban food supply and the many roles this activity can play, providing snapshots of experience from several countries to reveal the scale of opportunities at hand, if only we can adopt the strategies to seize them
It is clear that this book provides urban planners, local policy makers and urban development practitioners on one hand, and academics, NGOs, producers and consumers on the other, 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
The international team of authors provides a balanced textbook for students on the growing number of courses on sustainable agriculture and 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
Summary
This book captures the concept of urban food supply and the many roles this activity can play, providing snapshots of experience from several countries to reveal the scale of opportunities at hand, if only we can adopt the strategies to seize them. The book ‘Cities and Agriculture’ presents experience and evidence on key dimensions of urban food challenges and types of intra-and peri-urban agriculture, in 15 extremely well-researched and written chapters.
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