Social perception of urban agriculture in Latin-America. A case study in Mexican social housing

Ana Nadal, Ileana Cerón-Palma, Carmen García-Gómez, María Pérez-Sánchez, Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos, Eva Cuerva, Alejandro Josa and Joan Rieradevall

Land Use Policy, 2018, vol. 76, issue C, 719-734

Abstract: Food security is at the heart of governmental agendas of developing countries. In Latin America, urban agriculture (UA) offers an interesting alternative to ensuring a sufficient, safe and nutritious food supply for urban populations. However, Latin American cities have been subject to radical transformations in the last decades, most apparently through the expansion of social housing. The main objective of this research is to analyze the social perceptions and feasibility of UA in Mexican social housing neighborhoods.

Keywords: Food security; Green rooftop; Stakeholders survey; Urban planning; Mérida; Yucatán (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.055

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