A conceptual and empirical investigation into measuring aspects of urban food security in 12 Southern African cities

The issue of urban food security is a critical global issue, especially in Southern Africa. It is of such a pressing nature the United Nations (UN) has made it a Millennium Development Goal (MDG). Without a focus on urban food security the UN MDGs, regional goals and national goals will not be achievable. There is an urgent need to collect evidence and monitor the food security situation at the urban scale in Southern Africa (Crush and Frayne, 2010)...

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Thomas, Victor Frank

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Parnell, Susan

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12239

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12239