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Designing urban agriculture : a complete guide to the planning, design, construction, maintenance and management of edible landscapes / April Philips.

Author/creator Philips, April
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoHoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2013.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents Machine generated contents note: Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Food Cities: Ecology + Urban Agriculture (ecology) Chapter 2: Planning Strategies for Urban Food Systems (planning) Chapter 3: Vision, Synthesis and Form (designing) Chapter 4: Systems Integration and Connections (constructing) Chapter 5: Lifecycle Operations (managing) Chapter 6: Outreach and Community (marketing) Bibliography Index .
Abstract "This full-color guide offers a complete overview of edible landscapes from the planning, designing, and funding to the management and maintenance of these communal spaces and ecodestinations. Featuring case studies of innovative projects, it offers complete coverage of a dozen typologies including community gardens, CSA farms, edible estates, edible roof gardens, guerilla gardens, vertical wall gardens, and farm-to-table gardens, among others"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract "Explains how to design regenerative edible landscapes that benefit both community and ecology Offers complete coverage of management and maintenance issues "-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other formPrint version: Philips, April. Designing urban agriculture Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2013 9781118073834
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013008030
ISBN9781118333075 (pdf)
ISBN9781118330234 (epub)
ISBN9781118330920 ( mobi)

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