Rapid Urbanisation, Urban Food Deserts and Food Security in Africa
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Rapid Urbanization and Urban Food Deserts; Jane Battersby, Jonathan Crush
- Chapter 1: Urban Agriculture and Food Insecurity in Southern African Cities; Bruce Frayne, Cameron McCordic & Helena Shilomboleni
- Chapter 2: Supermarket Growth and Food Access; Jane Battersby & Stephen Peyton
- Chapter 3: Supermarkets and the Urban Food Supply; Jonathan Crush & Mary Caesar
- Chapter 4: Levels of Household Food Insecurity in Secondary Cities; Benjamin Acquah, Stephen Kapunda & Alexander Legwegoh
- Chapter 5: Food Insecurity, Poverty and the Informal Economy; Ines Raimundo, Cameron McCordic and Jonathan Crush
- Chapter 6: Food Poverty and Insecurity in Urban Slums; Blessing Mberu et al
- Chapter 7: Gender, Food Security and Mobility; Liam Riley & Belinda Dodson
- Chapter 8: Migration as a Driver of Food Insecurity; Wade Pendleton, Jonathan Crush & Ndeyapo Nickanor
- Chapter 9: Food Insecurity in a State of Crisis; Godfrey Tawodzera
- Chapter 10: Food-Based Social Protection; Daniel Tevera & Nomcebo Simelane
- Chapter 11: Wild Food Consumption and Urban Food Security; Lauren Sneyd
- Chapter 12: Emerging Urban Policy Environments and Urban Food Security; Andrea Brown
- Conclusion: implications of a case study approach to African food deserts; Battersby & Crush
- Index