For several decades, a diverse literature has claimed that urban agriculture has the potential
for hunger and poverty alleviation. This article reviews empirical data from equatorial Africa …

This paper reviews a synthesis, made in late 2010, which identified the major issues arising
from the East and Central African data as: the relationship of UPA to food security and …

This book, by a leading expert in urban agriculture, offers a genuine solution to today's
global food crisis. By contributing more to feeding themselves, cities can allow breathing …

African cities are currently experiencing some of the highest population growth rates in the
world. Accompanying this growth is constant and continuing pressure on national and local …

Though the crisis in world food prices exploded during 2008, the problem of urban food
insecurity in Africa has been a fact of life for many low-income urban dwellers for decades …

City governments in sub-Saharan Africa have historically been beholden to national
governments. Lack of national urban policies and tensions between national and city …

Abstract Although Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement (NRM) has dominated
Uganda's political scene for over three decades, the capital Kampala refuses to submit to the …

This paper critically examines the evolution of the regulatory regime to review and manage
the potential social, environmental and health risks associated with the introduction of …

Drawing upon a variety of empirical and theoretical perspectives, The Urban Climate
Challenge provides a hands-on perspective about the political and technical challenges …

No município de São Paulo, a instituição de hortas comunitárias tem conduzido um
processo social inovador de autogestão dos espaços públicos pelos cidadãos, utilizando …