Urban Food Production for Ecosocialism: Cultivating the City

ISBN-13: 9780367674182 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 226 str.

Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro; George Martin

Opis

This book explores the critical role of urban food production in strengthening communities and in building ecosocialism. It integrates theory and practice, drawing on several local case studies from seven countries across four continents: China, Cuba, Ghana, Italy, Tanzania, the UK, and the US.

Spis treści

1. Urban Agriculture and Ecosocialism  2. Cities and Food Production  3. The Changing Character of the City-Food Relationship  4. The City as Ecosystem and Environment  5. Urban Food Growing and Social Sustainability  6. Ecosocial Challenges and Impacts of Urban Food Production  7. Local Contingencies of Urban Cultivation  8. Cultivating the City for Ecosocialism