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Urban agriculture in South Africa : a study of the Eastern Cape Province /
This volume includes quantitative and qualitative analysis of urban farming in relation to agricultural production and public policy in South Africa. Thornton shows the complexity of the issue as it relates to rampant unemployment and how it can quell certain social problems like a lack of food. Urb...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lewiston :
The Edwin Mellen Press,
[2012]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This volume includes quantitative and qualitative analysis of urban farming in relation to agricultural production and public policy in South Africa. Thornton shows the complexity of the issue as it relates to rampant unemployment and how it can quell certain social problems like a lack of food. Urban farming should, theoretically, be prolific in developing countries experiencing problems associated with modernization which creates food security issues. It also provides employment opportunities for urban poor, but this is met with stigmatizing among modern-thinking youth who want to avoid trad. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 277 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-244) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773421905 0773421904 |