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.
| ISBN: | 9781786763167 |
| Publication date: | 18th February 2020 |
| Author: | Dr Nevin (City University of New York (United States)) Cohen, Dr Laine (Wilfrid Laurier University) Young, Prof Al Blay-Palmer |
| Publisher: | Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 408 pages |
| Series: | Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science |
| Genres: |
Urban farming / urban agriculture Sustainable agriculture Animal husbandry |