Surviving the city: Urban home gardens and the economy of affection in the Brazilian Amazon

Journal of Latin American Geography

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-126

  WinklerPrins, Antoinette M G A ^a   de Souza, Perpetuo S ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amazon; Home gardens; Social networks; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTION; HOME GARDEN; URBAN AGRICULTURE;

BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; SANTAREM [PARA]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23944479751     PISSN: 15452476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lag.2005.0033     Document Type: Article

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