Food and the city :
Cockrall-King, Jennifer, 1971-
Food and the city : urban agriculture and the new food revolution / by Jennifer Cockrall-King. - 372 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-358) and index.
The facade of the modern grocery store -- Industrial food -- Industrial eaters -- A world in food crisis -- The new food movement and the rise of urban agriculture -- Paris: the roots of modern urban agriculture -- London, capital growth -- Southern California and Los Angeles: a tale of two farms -- Vancouver: Canada's left coast -- Toronto: Cabbagetown 2.0 -- Milwaukee: growing a social revolution -- Detroit: praying for an economic revolution -- Chicago: the vertical farm -- Cuba: urban agriculture on a national scale -- Conclusion: greening and eating our cities.
9781616144586 (pbk.)
2011041554
Urban agriculture.
Food supply--Social aspects.
S494.5.U72 / C63 2012
363.8 COC / 015644
Food and the city : urban agriculture and the new food revolution / by Jennifer Cockrall-King. - 372 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-358) and index.
The facade of the modern grocery store -- Industrial food -- Industrial eaters -- A world in food crisis -- The new food movement and the rise of urban agriculture -- Paris: the roots of modern urban agriculture -- London, capital growth -- Southern California and Los Angeles: a tale of two farms -- Vancouver: Canada's left coast -- Toronto: Cabbagetown 2.0 -- Milwaukee: growing a social revolution -- Detroit: praying for an economic revolution -- Chicago: the vertical farm -- Cuba: urban agriculture on a national scale -- Conclusion: greening and eating our cities.
9781616144586 (pbk.)
2011041554
Urban agriculture.
Food supply--Social aspects.
S494.5.U72 / C63 2012
363.8 COC / 015644