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    Growing Better Cities: Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Development
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    Growing Better Cities: Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Development

    By Luc J. A. Mougeot

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    The United Nations predicts that over the next 25 years nearly all population growth will be in the cities of the developing world. At current rates, 60% of the world’s total population will live in cities by 2030. As the cities grow, so does the number o
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInternational Development Research Centre
    Release dateJan 1, 2006
    ISBN9781552502426
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