TY - GEN T1 - For hunger-proof cities : sustainable urban food systems A2 - Koc̦, Mustafa LA - English PP - Ottawa PB - International Development Research Centre YR - 1999 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm52110558 AB - For Hunger-proof Cities is the first book to fully examine food security from an urban perspective. It examines existing local food systems and ways to improve the availability and accessibility of food for city dwellers. It looks at methods to improve community-supported agriculture and cooperation between urban and rural populations. It explores what existing marketing and distribution structures can do to improve accessibility and what the emerging forms of food-distribution systems are, and how they can contribute to alleviating hunger in the cities. Finally, the book discusses the underly. OP - 239 NO - "Most of the papers in this volume were presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Urban Food Systems ... at Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto"--Page 4 CN - HD9000.5 .F67 1999eb SN - 1552500624 SN - 9781552500620 SN - 0889368821 SN - 9780889368828 KW - Food supply : Congresses. KW - Food supply : Developing countries : Congresses. KW - Nutrition policy : Congresses. KW - Sustainable agriculture : Congresses. KW - Urban health : Congresses. KW - Aliments : Approvisionnement : Congrès. KW - Aliments : Approvisionnement : Pays en voie de développement : Congrès. KW - Politique alimentaire : Congrès. KW - Agriculture durable : Congrès. KW - Santé urbaine : Congrès. KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING : Food Science. KW - COOKING : General. KW - Food supply KW - Nutrition policy KW - Sustainable agriculture KW - Urban health KW - Developing countries KW - Voedselvoorziening. KW - Stedelijke gebieden. KW - Electronic books. KW - proceedings (reports) KW - Conference papers and proceedings KW - Conference papers and proceedings. KW - Actes de congrès. ER -