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- catalog abstract "The 20th century has witnessed a massive growth in urban populations. In 1990, one-third of the world's people lived in cities of one million or more. As well, hunger and malnutrition are on the increase worldwide, as the global food system fails to satisfy the growing demand of the urban consumer. For Hunger-proof Cities is the first book to fully examine food security from an urban perspective. It examines existing local food systems and ways to improve the availability and accessibility of food for city dwellers. It looks at methods to improve community-supported agriculture and cooperation between urban and rural populations. It explores what existing marketing and distribution structures can do to improve accessibility and what the emerging forms of food-distribution systems are, and how they can contribute to alleviating hunger in the cities. Finally, the book discusses the underlying structures that create poverty and inequality and examines the role of emergency food systems, such as food banks. For Hunger-proof Cities includes contributions from farmers and professors, young activists and experienced business leaders, students and policymakers, and community organizers and practitioners"--P. [4] of cover.".
- catalog alternative "Hunger-proof cities".
- catalog alternative "Sustainable urban food systems".
- catalog contributor b11378219.
- catalog contributor b11378220.
- catalog contributor b11378221.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "The 20th century has witnessed a massive growth in urban populations. In 1990, one-third of the world's people lived in cities of one million or more. As well, hunger and malnutrition are on the increase worldwide, as the global food system fails to satisfy the growing demand of the urban consumer. For Hunger-proof Cities is the first book to fully examine food security from an urban perspective. It examines existing local food systems and ways to improve the availability and accessibility of food for city dwellers. It looks at methods to improve community-supported agriculture and cooperation between urban and rural populations. It explores what existing marketing and distribution structures can do to improve accessibility and what the emerging forms of food-distribution systems are, and how they can contribute to alleviating hunger in the cities. Finally, the book discusses the underlying structures that create poverty and inequality and examines the role of emergency food systems, such as food banks. For Hunger-proof Cities includes contributions from farmers and professors, young activists and experienced business leaders, students and policymakers, and community organizers and practitioners"--P. [4] of cover.".
- catalog extent "viii, 239 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0889368821".
- catalog identifier "9780889368828".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "Abstracts in English.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ottawa : International Development Research Centre,".
- catalog spatial "Developing countries".
- catalog subject "641.3 21".
- catalog subject "Food supply Congresses.".
- catalog subject "Food supply Developing countries Congresses.".
- catalog subject "HD9000.5 .F67 1999".
- catalog subject "Nutrition policy Congresses.".
- catalog subject "Sustainable agriculture Congresses.".
- catalog subject "Urban health Congresses.".
- catalog title "For hunger-proof cities : sustainable urban food systems / edited by Mustafa Koc, Rod MacRae, Luc J.A. Mougeot, and Jennifer Welsh.".
- catalog title "Hunger-proof cities".
- catalog title "Sustainable urban food systems".
- catalog type "text".