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... by urban and peri-urban farmers in developed and developing countries are different in the sense that urban farmers are using direct selling approach whereas the peri-urban farmers are using intermediaries. Applicable to both urban and peri-urban farmers in developed and developing countries, farmers are required by the law to practice and observe food packaging to prolong the life span of agricultural products. For food safety issues, farmers are required by the law to practice food labelling. Conclusion: Even though the law in US and India requires the farmers to practice and observe food packaging and labelling, not all urban and peri-urban farmers are following this requirement. Recommendations: (1) Incorporate food labelling... ...
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...?Kazim Rizvi 26 January Ghettos: Urban Planning “The cry of the ghetto is being heard by a nation with its fingers in its ears.” Barbara Sizemore said this in reference to the poor condition that ghettos are in, and the help that they require in terms of better urban geographic planning. The term itself refers to a minority that lives in poor and overcrowded conditions due to economic, social or legal problems. The main motive of this paper is to thus provide a solution for the improvement of these areas and to inculcate them into proper urban planning. Ghettos need to undergo planning structures so that people living there are not pressurized into living in the worst of conditions like...
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... on market activity for them to access healthy foods. The discussion paper asserts that everyone has a right to access healthy foods but most people in urban communities fail because of diminishing funds. In urban communities, accessing healthy food is a chief problem because of economic barriers; furthermore, urban residents having fewer opportunities of practicing urban farming and due to lack of educational programs to teach urban residents on approaches to improve food accessibility (White 2007 p.100). This discussion paper also deliberates ways, which can help residents with low income to access healthy foods and how introduction of urban agriculture can enhance accessibility to inexpensive and healthy food. The challenges... justice,...
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...for redevelopment. The definition excludes land and buildings that are currently in use for agricultural or forestry purposes, and land in built-up areas which has not been developed previously (e.g. parks, recreation grounds, and allotments - even though these areas may contain certain urban features such as paths, pavilions and other buildings). Also excluded is land that was previously developed but where the remains of any structure or activity have blended into the landscape in the process of time (to the extent that it can reasonably be considered as part of the natural surroundings), and where there is a clear reason that could outweigh the re-use of the site - such as its...
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... food security goes under strain by over population, while rapid urbanization caused by internal migration contributes a great deal to progression of urban sprawl. Underestimated even unacknowledged, urban agriculture will have positive impacts on urban life enhancing resource utilization and the environmental variables. The increasing significance of intensive self-sustainability by poor urban families lacking access to adequate nutrition needs more involvement. There are increasing opportunities for small-scale commercial urban agriculture as the demand for perishable high-value agricultural products such as dairy and vegetables rises with growing numbers of urban populations.
In urban policy and planning issues; the importance... of the...
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...ID Lecturer Urban Decay Urban decay is defined as the process which sees a previously functioning or even a part of one such city falling into a state of disrepair and decrepitude. This means that its infrastructure leaves many a souls to seek understanding from. Its condition is such that it can only enact a level of mediocrity within its ranks. One should believe that condominium in-filling is one of the ways through which urban decay can be combated at full throttle and the lives of the people be made easier who are living within its domains. The urban decay regimes have come about in full circle with the advent of the condominium realms. The condominium in-filling...
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...According to my point of view, an urban area is characterized by dense human settlements and infrastructure they include cities, towns, and shopping centers and to some extent village settlements. On the other hand, cities are a picture of sophistication modernization and urbanity ideally. Indeed, unsophisticated people are referred to as provincial, meaning, not from the cities, while urban means sophistication.
Furthermore, cities are melting points of culture, and many of them are cosmopolitan areas with a populace consisting of cross-cultural groups living together, this is especially in large cities such as New York. Many cities are founded based on industrialization and/or trade...
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...Urban Food System The central idea for Weissmann’s article is that Fast Food strikes have contributed significantly to the organized labor. In justifying his idea, Weissmann claims that the strikes have managed to rewire how both the public and the politicians perceive wages. He also claims that over 13 states have also increased their minimum wage because of the strikes. The article however expounds on the effort put by Fast Food workers towards ensuring they receive a good pay. It also touches on the challenges the demonstrators faced in their quest for good pay. The author of the article also expounds on the challenges the workers faced while pursuing their demands; some employees voted against involving oneself with the union... ...
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...Urban Food System al Affiliation Urban Food System Urban Agriculture: Small, Medium, Large In this article, the author explains how urban agriculture is becoming the next frontier of design. Even though horticulture has remained remote from contemporary architecture, it offers numerous ecological, economic and social benefits for city residents. Urban agriculture can contribute to urban architecture in areas such as window and roof designs. Such designs can be proposed to allow city residents practice urban...
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