Agricultural urbanism
Subtitle: handbook for building sustainable food & agriculture systems in 21st century cities
By: Janine de la Salle & Mark Holland [eds.] with contributors
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Green Frigate Books; Distributed by Independent Publishers Group
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Winnipeg, Manitoba; Sheffield, Vt.]; [Chicago, IL]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780981243429
Subjects: Urban agriculture; Sustainable development
Other titles: Handbook for building sustainable food and agriculture systems in 21st century cities
Description: "Awareness of the significant challenges our food supply system faces in the 21st century is growing rapidly. Agricultural Urbanism, rooted in a sustainable food systems approach and written by leaders in the planning and design fields, outlines a powerful strategy for understanding and taking action on the full-scope of sustainable food system opportunities in cities and how we can build them. The book takes sustainable food systems far beyond the community garden and the buying of local food, into strategies for supporting local food processing, wholesale and marketing, education and training programs, as well as celebrating and creating a culture around food, at the same time as ensuring access to healthy food for all. The concept of agricultural urbanism has been declared as the next big movement for New Urbanism in the 21st century as we all grapple with how to make our cities not only more sustainable, but also great places in which to live. This book outlines key strategies to create amazingly magnetic agriculture and food precincts that are unique and special community places where food can be celebrated year-round."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / -- by Michael Ableman; title: Vision of a 21st century food system --; title: Waking from the coma : the end of the 20th century food system --; title: Agricultural urbanism in a nutshell --; title: Unit of analysis : the food and agriculture system --; title: Macro trends, local responses : food and agriculture system planning at the local level --; title: Agricultural production --; title: Artisan agriculture --; title: Food processing, packaging, and distribution --; title: Food sales : food wholesale and retail --; title: Food sales : restaurants and food services --; title: Broad-based education on food and agriculture --; title: The celebration of food and agriculture --; title: Food security --; title: Integrated infrastructure of local food and agriculture  -- Bud Fraser; title: Agricultural urbanism & the human being : intent, program, & scale  -- Edward Robbins Porter; title: Urban and open-space design for food and agriculture  -- Steven Clarke ... [et al.]; title: Food hubs and precincts  -- Mark Holland & Janine de la Salle; title: Thoughtful transitions : integrating food & agriculture in cities  -- Janine de la Salle; title: Economic potential of urban agriculture  -- Peter Ladner; title: Charter for agricultural urbanism  -- Janine de la Salle & Mark Holland; title: Agriculture on the edge : abating urban encroachment by promoting agriculture as an integral element of urbanization  -- Patrick Condon & Kent Mullinix; title: The public opportunity  -- Bob Ransford; title: A path forward : next steps in agricultural urbanism and sustainable food systems  -- Mark Holland; title: Afterword : reflections on my love affair with food -- Robert Barrs.