Strawberry fields forever? Urban agriculture in developed countries: A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-43

  Mok, Hoi Fei ^a   Williamson, Virginia G ^a   Grove, James R ^a   Burry, Kristal ^a   Barker, S Fiona ^a   Hamilton, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

City; Food; Garden; High income country; Horticulture; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CARBON EMISSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; HORTICULTURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84895806027     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-013-0156-7     Document Type: Review

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