Urban agriculture in the developing world: A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 695-720

  Orsini, Francesco ^a   Kahane, Remi ^b,c   Nono Womdim, Remi ^b   Gianquinto, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c UPR HortSys TA B 103 PS4 Bd de la Lironde   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture and food systems; Biodiversity; Food and nutrition security; Food city supply; Simplified hydroponics; Urban agriculture; Water and waste management

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; HYDROPONICS; INNOVATION; MALNUTRITION; POVERTY; RESOURCE USE; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBANIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EAST AFRICA; FAR EAST; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84885657924     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-013-0143-z     Document Type: Review

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