Urban agriculture in Cape Town : an investigation into the history and impact of small-scale urban agriculture in the Cape Flats townships with a special focus on the social benefits of urban farming

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dc.contributor.advisorBickford-Smith, Vivianen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorField, Seanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDunn, Shirleyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-28T14:59:11Z
dc.date.available2014-12-28T14:59:11Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 206-212).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractUrban agriculture (UA), defined in this study as the cultivation of crops and the farming of poultry and livestock within city boundaries, is not a new phenomenon. There are noticeable gaps in the literature in respect of Cape Town: a lack of information on the history of the practice and a relative lack of information on the social benefits. Life history interviews were conducted with 30 small-scale, informal UA farmers in the Cape Flats areas of Guguletu, Philippi, Nyanga, KTC and New Crossroads. It was found that UA has been practised in various parts of the Cape Flats since the early 20th century. It was found that Cape Flats farmers have derived and continue to derive a variety of benefits from both the products and the processes of their UA activities, including food security, health and income generation, as well as significant social benefits.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDunn, S. (2010). <i>Urban agriculture in Cape Town : an investigation into the history and impact of small-scale urban agriculture in the Cape Flats townships with a special focus on the social benefits of urban farming</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10394en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDunn, Shirley. <i>"Urban agriculture in Cape Town : an investigation into the history and impact of small-scale urban agriculture in the Cape Flats townships with a special focus on the social benefits of urban farming."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10394en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDunn, S. 2010. Urban agriculture in Cape Town : an investigation into the history and impact of small-scale urban agriculture in the Cape Flats townships with a special focus on the social benefits of urban farming. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Dunn, Shirley AB - Urban agriculture (UA), defined in this study as the cultivation of crops and the farming of poultry and livestock within city boundaries, is not a new phenomenon. There are noticeable gaps in the literature in respect of Cape Town: a lack of information on the history of the practice and a relative lack of information on the social benefits. Life history interviews were conducted with 30 small-scale, informal UA farmers in the Cape Flats areas of Guguletu, Philippi, Nyanga, KTC and New Crossroads. It was found that UA has been practised in various parts of the Cape Flats since the early 20th century. It was found that Cape Flats farmers have derived and continue to derive a variety of benefits from both the products and the processes of their UA activities, including food security, health and income generation, as well as significant social benefits. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Urban agriculture in Cape Town : an investigation into the history and impact of small-scale urban agriculture in the Cape Flats townships with a special focus on the social benefits of urban farming TI - Urban agriculture in Cape Town : an investigation into the history and impact of small-scale urban agriculture in the Cape Flats townships with a special focus on the social benefits of urban farming UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10394 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10394
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDunn S. Urban agriculture in Cape Town : an investigation into the history and impact of small-scale urban agriculture in the Cape Flats townships with a special focus on the social benefits of urban farming. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10394en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHistorical Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleUrban agriculture in Cape Town : an investigation into the history and impact of small-scale urban agriculture in the Cape Flats townships with a special focus on the social benefits of urban farmingen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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