Urban Household Survival and Resilience to Food Insecurity in Crisis Conditions: The Case of Epworth in Harare, Zimbabwe

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 293-320

  Tawodzera, Godfrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

coping strategies; resilience; urban food security

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84866303736     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2012.702469     Document Type: Article

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