Agronomic considerations for urban agriculture in southern cities

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 86-93

  Eriksen Hamel, Nikita ^a   Danso, George ^b  

^a Canadian International Development Agency   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop production; Production constraints; Theoretical and potential production; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERIURBAN AREA; PEST SPECIES; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN PLANNING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EID: 77955152317     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2009.0452     Document Type: Review

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