This book examines the role and position of urban agriculture in the spatial and functional
structure of cities in the Global South. In the face of dynamic urbanisation and negative …

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 …

There has been growing attention paid to urban agriculture worldwide because of its role in
making cities more environmentaly sustainable while also contributing to enhanced food …

There has been growing attention paid to urban agriculture worldwide because of its role in
making cities more environmentaly sustainable while also contributing to enhanced food …

The topic of urban agriculture has attracted considerable attention of late. This is hardly
surprising given the centrality of urbanization and food systems in many global debates on …

Urbanization is now an irreversible phenomenon, with more and more people living in peri-
urban areas, where agriculture is still present. In developed (North) and developing (South) …

The dominant planning discourse tends to construct 'urban'and 'agriculture'as antonyms.
However, with rising urbanization rates creating global challenges for meeting the nutritional …

Urbanisation and economic growth, especially in cities of the Global South, combined with
industrialisation and commercialisation of food systems, has impacted negatively on the …

Agricultural development has historically focused on rural areas and the needs of rural
populations, it has virtually ignored cities. Indeed, farming was an activity perceived to …

Urban Agriculture (UA) can be defined as an industry located within (intra-urban) or on the
fringe (periurban) of a town, a city or a metropolis, which grows and raises, processes and …