| dc.description.abstract | A comprehensive bibliography of literature dealing with urban agriculture in Africa was compiled. Urban food security, urban nutrition, urban food distribution, street foods, and urban environment are also covered in the bibliography. In the introductory chapter, the broadness of the topic is briefly outlined and a concise overview of the phenomenon of urban agriculture in Africa is offered. The bibliography is a listing of 526 references of documents that have been published or written on the subject up to 1998, including books, chapters in books, discussion papers, conference papers, periodical literature and all types of academic theses, dissertations and unpublished documents. The references are categorized into 6 chapters: Africa General, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, West Africa and Southern Africa. A list of all the periodicals (journals) consulted is provided. | en |
