Rapid Urbanisation, Urban Food Deserts and Food Security in Africa Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Crush, Jonathan (Editor), Battersby, Jane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319828576 ISBN-13: 9783319828572 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Technology & Engineering | Food Science - General |
Dewey: 304.2 |
Physical Information: 190 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book investigates food security and the implications of hyper-urbanisation and rapid growth of urban populations in Africa. By means of a series of case studies involving African cities of various sizes, it argues that, while the concept of food security holds value, it needs to be reconfigured to fit the everyday realities and distinctive trajectory of urbanisation in the region. The book goes on to discuss the urban context, where food insecurity is more a problem of access and changing consumption patterns than of insufficient food production. In closing, it approaches food insecurity in Africa as an increasingly urban problem that requires different responses from those applied to rural populations. |