Koont Sinan Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba 9780813054032

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Автор: Koont Sinan
Название: Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba
ISBN: 9780813054032
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Питание и общество

Городские общины

Социология: работа и рабочая сила

Градостроительная планировка

Ресурсосберегающее земледелие

ISBN-10: 0813054036
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 254
Вес: 0.38 кг.
Дата издания: 30.11.2016
Серия: Contemporary cuba
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 20 black & white photographs
Размер: 152 x 229 x 13
Ключевые слова: Food & society,Sociology: work & labour,Urban & municipal planning,Sustainable agriculture
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: As large-scale industrial agriculture comes under increasing scrutiny because of its petroleum- and petrochemical-based input costs and environmentally objectionable consequences, increasing attention has been focused on sustainable, local, and agro-ecological techniques in food production. Cuba was forced by historical circumstances to be one of the pioneers in the massive application of these techniques.After the demise of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Cuba was left without access to external support needed to carry on with industrial agriculture. The economic crisis led the country to reconsider their former models of resource management. Cuba retooled its agricultural programs to focus on urban agriculture—sustainable, ecologically sound farming close to densely populated areas. Food now takes far less time to get to the people, who are now better nourished because they have easier access to whole foods. Moreover, urban farming has become a source of national pride—Cuba has one of the best urban agriculture programs in the world, with a thousand-fold increase in urban agricultural output since 1994.Sinan Koont has spent the last several years researching urban agriculture in Cuba, including field work at many sustainable farms on the island. He tells the story of why and how Cuba was able to turn to urban food production on a large scale with minimal use of chemicals, petroleum, and machinery, and of the successes it achieved—along with the continuing difficulties it still faces in reducing its need for food imports.
Дополнительное описание: Sustainable agriculture|Sociology: work and labour|Cultural studies: food and society|Urban and municipal planning and policy

Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba, Koont Sinan