Sustainable food systems for future cities: The potential of urban agriculture

Economic and Social Review

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 189-206

  Ackerman, Kubi ^a   Conard, Michael ^a   Culligan, Patricia ^a   Plunz, Richard ^a   Sutto, Maria Paola ^a   Whittinghill, Leigh ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEAT ISLAND; PUBLIC SPACE; STORMWATER; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903548716     PISSN: 00129984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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