Local food production in home gardens: Measuring on-site sustainability potential of residential development

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 430-451

  Ghosh, Sumita ^a   Vale, Robert ^b   Vale, Brenda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Home gardens; Local food production; Sustainable food future; Urban ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HOUSING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; HOME GARDENS; LOCAL FOODS; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY-POTENTIAL; SUSTAINABLE FOOD FUTURE; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 58149248079     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2008.022388     Document Type: Article

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