A systematic overview of urban agriculture in developing countries from an environmental point of view

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-211

  Belevi, Hasan ^a   Baumgartner, Bettina ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Envico AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Environmental sanitation; Excreta; Nutrient recycling; Resource management; Reuse; Solid waste; Urban agriculture; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FOOD SUPPLY; SOLID WASTES; URBAN PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

SANITATION; SOLID WASTE; URBAN AGRICULTURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 0041848656     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2003.003382     Document Type: Review

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