Cities and Agriculture Developing Resilient Urban Food Systems [Paperback]

As people increasingly migrate to urban settings and more than half of the world's population now lives in cities, it is vital to plan and provide for sustainable and resilient food systems which reflect this challenge. This volume presents experience and evidence-based state of the art chapters on the key dimensions of urban food challenges and types of intra- and peri-urban agriculture.  

The book provides urban planners, local policy makers and urban development practitioners with an overview of crucial aspects of urban food systems based on an up to date review of research results and practical experiences in both developed and developing countries. By doing so, the international team of authors provides a balanced textbook for students of the growing number of courses on sustainable agriculture, food and urban studies, as well as a solid basis for well-informed policy making, planning and implementation regarding the development of sustainable, resilient and just urban food systems.

1. Urban Food Systems 

Johannes S.C. Wiskerke 

2. Urban Food Policies and Programmes: An Overview 

Lauren Baker and Henk de Zeeuw 

3. Process and Tools for Multi-stakeholder Planning of the Urban Agro-food System 

Henk de Zeeuw and Marielle Dubbeling 

4. Agriculture in Urban Design and Spatial Planning 

Andre Viljoen, Johannes Schlesinger, Katrin Bohn and Axel Drescher 

5. Urban Agriculture and Short Chain Food Marketing in Developing Countries 

Paule Moustier and Henk Renting 

6. Urban Agricultures Contributions to Urban Food Security and Nutrition 

Maria Gerster-Bentaya 

7. Productive and Safe UlÓ1