Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe main objectives of this study are to describe the food system of Mexico City; identify how the urban poor access food on an everyday basis; determine who participates in urban agriculture projects, and for what purpose; determine the nutritional, economic, physical and ecological impact urban agriculture has had on participants; and observe the impact community urban gardens have on the surrounding community (multipliers). Many governments, including Mexico City's, are introducing institutional and other policy changes that recognize, manage and promote urban agriculture. This study looked at urban agriculture projects, mostly in marginalized communities, within the 16 boroughs of Mexico City and analyzed their impacts on the food security and community development of the participants and surrounding community. This is followed by a discussion of challenges and opportunities relating to urban agriculture development in Mexico City.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Latin American Studies
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Latin American Studies
- Year
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- duBois, Edwina
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Isaac, Claudia
- Henkel, David
- Binder, Melissa
Subjects
dc:subject × 7Rights
- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ltam_etds/11
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalrepository.unm.edu:ltam_etds-1010