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Urban agriculture and food security

A critique based on an assessment of urban land constraints

Bibliographic Data

ID23364800
AuthorsMadhav G Badami (0000-0001-9322-4844, McGill University), Navin Ramankutty (0000-0002-3737-5717, McGill University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume4
Pages8-15
Publication date2015-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Food Security (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2211-9124
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.gfs.2014.10.003
OpenAlexW2081147791
LanguageEN
Citations received63
References cited24

Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Low income · Natural resource economics · Poverty · Socioeconomics · Urban agriculture · Urban poverty · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban Green Space and Health

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