Food and the city : urban agriculture and the new food revolution / Jennifer Cockrall-King.
Food and the city : urban agriculture and the new food revolution / Jennifer Cockrall-King.
Food and the city : urban agriculture and the new food revolution / Jennifer Cockrall-King.
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Publisher
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2012.
Date
2012.
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N363.8/53
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Language
English
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Physical content
372 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
The facade of the modern grocery store -- Industrial food -- Industrial eaters -- A world in food crisis -- The new food movement and the rise of urban agriculture -- Paris: the roots of modern urban agriculture -- London, capital growth -- Southern California and Los Angeles: a tale of two farms --...
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Publisher
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2012.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
Discusses how urban agriculture can help revolutionize the environmentally unsustainable modern food industry, providing evidence of thriving urban farms within "food deserts" and describing the global movement towards alternative food production.
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Food and the city : urban agriculture and the new food revolution / Jennifer Cockrall-King.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N363.8/53
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74VvERGeOzNZ
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ISBN
1616144580 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781616144586 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
363.8
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991011622569702626
