Space and Food in the City

Provides timely insight into the potential of Urban Agriculture to strengthen marginalised communities in Western cities
Makes important distinctions between Urban Agriculture in developed and developing countries in order to develop comprehensive case study analysis
Offers the potential for international and interdisciplinary appeal.

Autorentext
Alec Thornton is a Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has a PhD in Development Studies (Sussex, UK). He is Research Associate at the School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg. His research takes a critical approach to rural and urban agriculture in developed and developing countries.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Urban agriculture: overview of the field & early models of urban food governance.- 3. City case studies in urban governance and urban activism.- 4. Conclusions.