The integration of food into urban planning is a crucial and emerging topic. Urban planners,
alongside the local and regional authorities that have traditionally been less engaged in …

Food deserts have been widely studied in Western contexts but rarely in transitioning
economies and never within a rainforest. The Brazilian Amazon is a rapidly urbanizing …

Employing the heuristic of intersectionality, this study analyzes household effects and
responses to water shortage in Gaborone, Botswana, focusing on residents' adaptive …

Nutrition transition is characterised by shift to highly refined diets high in fat, salt and caloric
sweeteners and low in fibre in rapidly growing economies. Dietary shifts occur almost …

Visions of sustainable cities mostly conjure up well tended home and community gardens,
where owners and residents plant fruits and vegetables that supply some of their livelihood …

Kenya is rapidly urbanising. In the growing cities and towns, there is an increasing need for
food supplies, creating demand for agricultural products. High unemployment rates, urban …

ObjectiveTo determine access to traditional and indigenous foods (TIF) and the association
with household food security, dietary diversity and women's BMI in low socio-economic …

Botswana, a middle-income country, is experiencing a sluggish economic growth and a
rapid urbanisation which has brought in its wake high unemployment, poverty and food …

Street vending of traditional and indigenous food (TIF) remains mainly unexplored on its
potential for livelihoods, food and nutrition security. This study explored street vending of TIF …

There is a growing realisation that the issue of food security, for a long time a primarily rural
concern, needs to become a focus of urban policy and planning. It is usually assumed that …