Achieving sustainable urban agriculture [Hardcover]

• Strong focus on infrastructural requirements for successful urban agriculture, such as public policy and planning frameworks, business models and social networks
• Covers developments in key technologies such as rooftop and vertical farming, as well as waste management
• Includes case studies of particular commodities, including horticultural produce, livestock and forestry

This collection reviews key recent research on developing urban and peri-urban agriculture.

Chapters first discuss ways of building urban agriculture, from planning and business models to building social networks to support local supply chains. Other chapters survey developments in key technologies for urban agriculture, including rooftop systems and vertical farming. The book also assesses challenges and improvements in irrigation, waste management, composting/soil nutrition and pest management. The final group of chapters provides a series of case studies on urban farming of particular commodities, including horticultural produce, livestock and forestry.

Prof Wiskerke has drawn together a group of leading authors on urban agriculture in the global north to contribute to what promises to be a leading text on sustainable urban agriculture. Its balance of chapters on governance, technical aspects and case studies will provide a comprehensive source for researchers and policy makers.
Dr Jane Battersby, University of Cape Town, South Africa

This collection reviews key recent research on developing urban and peri-urban agriculture. Parts 1 and 2 review current research on ways of building urban agriculture, from planning and business models to building social networks to support local supply chains. The l3.