The potential of intra-regional supply and demand of agricultural products in an urban fringe area: A case study of the Kanto Plain, Japan

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-159

  Kurita, Hideharu ^a   Yokohari, Makoto ^a   Bolthouse, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian region; Foodsheds; Intraregional supply and demand; Japan.; Mixed urban agricultural landscape

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SUPPLY; LAND USE; MEGACITY; URBAN REGION;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; KANTO PLAIN; TOKYO [KANTO]; TOKYO [TOKYO (PRF)];

EID: 78650855466     PISSN: 00167223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167223.2009.10649604     Document Type: Article

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