| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Terms and Measurements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Urban Gardens and Gardeners -- 2 Patterns and Changes -- 3 The Shape of the Phenomenon -- 4 Alliances and Exchanges -- 5 Values and Ideals -- 6 Conspicuous Cultivation -- 7 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"Introduction Why farm in the city? Traditionally kitchen gardens are characteristic features of country life, common in villages and on farms but not a part of city life, where sufficient demand supports commercial markets of even fruits and vegetables and the value of land is great enough that rents for houses are worth more than rents and profits from planted lands. In both the USA and Britain at certain points in the past two centuries, the effects of economic decline have prompted urban farming. The depression of 1893 brought poverty to industrial workers in many American cities: the mayor of Detroit created a 'potato patch plan' to provide quarter-acre plots in allotments around the city to urban families receiving public assistance.1 The modern collapse of industry in Detroit brought its urban population down from 1.8 million (1950) to 1.2 million (1980) to about 700,000 (2012).2 In addition to quelling economic activity in the city, it has left acres of abandoned city lots in decay"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 22, 2021) |
| Subject |
Urban gardens -- Italy -- History -- To 1500
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City and town life -- Italy -- History -- To 1500
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Cities and towns, Medieval -- Italy
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Food supply -- Italy -- History -- To 1500
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Cities and towns, Medieval
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City and town life
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Food supply
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Manners and customs
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Urban gardens
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| SUBJECT |
Italy -- History -- 476-1268. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068939
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Italy -- Social life and customs -- To 1500.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98006194
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| Subject |
Italy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020021138 |
| ISBN |
9781108773966 |
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1108773966 |
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9781108801027 |
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1108801021 |
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