Urban agriculture in Mexico City; balancing between ecological, economic, social and symbolic value

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 163, Issue , 2017, Pages S156-S163

  Dieleman, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ecological urban infrastructure; Food security; Mexico City; Resilience; Symbolic and cultural meaning of urban agriculture; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD SUPPLY;

FOOD SECURITY; MEXICO CITY; RESILIENCE; URBAN AGRICULTURES; URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84959497039     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.082     Document Type: Article

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