When is enough, enough? advocacy, evidence and criticism in the field of urban agriculture in South Africa

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-208

  Webb, Nigel L ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Criticism; South Africa; Stifled debate; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN AREA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79956129818     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2011.570067     Document Type: Article

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