Space and Food in the City - Cultivating Social Justice and Urban Governance through Urban Agriculture

Urban social movements are influential agents in shaping cityscapes to reflect values and needs of communities. Alongside urban population growth, various forms of urban agriculture activity, such as community and market gardens, are expanding, globally. This book explores citizens' 'rights to city' and alternative views on urban space and the growing importance of urban food systems.

List of contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Urban agriculture: overview of the field & early models of urban food governance.- 3. City case studies in urban governance and urban activism.- 4. Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: Alec Thornton
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783030077402
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3007740-2
• No. of pages: 126
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 7 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 187 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Urban and regional sociology