Greening Cities by Growing Food: A Political Ecology Analysis of Urban Agriculture in the Americas
Greening Cities by Growing Food: A Political Ecology Analysis of Urban Agriculture in the Americas
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030882950 | 228 Pages | PDF EPUB | 8 MB
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030882950 | 228 Pages | PDF EPUB | 8 MB
This book examines how urban agriculture (UA) is valued in the sustainable city. Through a comparative examination of UA projects in four cities across the Americas – Rosario, Argentina; Toronto, Canada; Medellín, Colombia; and Charlotte, USA – the book illustrates local manifestations of the socio-ecological dimensions of the global food system, and traces theoretical and empirical explanations for the impact of global political economic structures (sustainable neoliberalism) on local efforts to promote social and environmental goals through UA. The study contributes to literature on UA, sustainability, and urban geography through examining the ability of marginalized communities to compete for land on which to grow produce in contribution to their food security, livelihoods, communities, and environments, and will be of interest to UA practitioners, students, and scholars of geography, sociology, sustainability studies, environmental studies, and food studies.