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For Hunger-proof Cities Sustainable Urban Food Systems

Paperback • 1999 • English

For Hunger-proof Cities Sustainable Urban Food Systems

By International Development Research Centre (Canada)

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The 20th century witnessed a massive growth in urban populations. In 1990, one-third of the world's people lived in cities of one million or more. As a result, hunger and malnutrition are on the increase worldwide, as the global food system fails to satisfy the growing demand of the urban consumer. For Hunger-Proof Cities is the first book to fully examine food security from an urban perspective. It examines existing local food systems and ways to improve the availability and accessibility of...Show more

Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world
Applied ecology
Food security and supply

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ISBN

9780889368828

Publisher

IDRC

Published year

1999

Language

English

Original title

For Hunger-proof Cities Sustainable Urban Food Systems

Format

Paperback

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