Food Justice in American Cities

ISBN-13: 9781032344904 / Miękka / 2023 / 208 str.

Sabine OHara

Opis

This book documents food-insecurity in urban communities across the United States and asks the question whether emerging urban food and agriculture initiatives can address the food security needs of American city dwellers.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 – Introduction

      Chapter 2 – Why are people in the richest country on earth food insecure

      Chapter 3 – Who is food insecure: stories of not enough and too much food in six U.S. cities

Chapter 4 – Food is more than food: connecting the dots between food and green cities

 

Chapter 5 – The friends of food security: stories of food innovators in six U.S. cities

 

Chapter 6 – How do we get there from here: pathways to the food system we want

     

       Chapter 7 – Conclusions

O autorze

Sabine O’Hara is a distinguished professor and Ph.D. Program Director in the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) at the University of the District of Columbia, USA. Prior to her current appointment, she served as the founding Dean of CAUSES and led the university’s efforts to build a cutting-edge model for urban agriculture that integrates urban sustainability.