Time to waste
Rapid urbanisation in the world is creating a huge challenge with regard to waste management and environmental protection in urban areas. As is food security. One way to turn a challenge into an advantage is by converting waste into compost and using it for urban agriculture. This slightly academic collection of essays focuses on planning, modelling and managing nutrient flows in the transformation of waste into compost. It is not a how to manual but offers enlightening insights for urban authorities, planners and researchers. Special reference is made to sub-Saharan Africa, with cases drawn from Ibadan, Lagos, Accra, Kumasi, Dar es Salaam and Lomé. Waste Composting for Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture: Closing the Rural Urban Nutrient Cycle in sub-Saharan Africa Edited by P Drechsel, International Water Management Institute, Africa Office, Ghana, and D Kunze, Food and Agriculture Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Ghana, 2001. 256 pp. ISBN 0851995489 GBP 45 Euro 69.75 CAB International Wallingford, OX10 8DE, UK Fax: +44 1491 833508 Email: cabi@cabi.org
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| Language: | English |
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2002
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/47728 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99605 |
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