Title :
Urban agrarianism in America: A vision for urbanites and sustainable agriculture
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Foreign Languages, Jianghan Univ., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
To move agriculture toward the maintenance of the health of the land and of ecological integrity, urban agrarianism in America asserts that urbanites should also participate in the movement of sustainable agriculture. They may support the small, diversified farms through projects like community-supported agriculture (CSA); they may also become responsible and critical consumers by launching reforms in agricultural education and research, and in the making of agricultural policies. The impact of this urban agrarianism has been great. It has offered a creative and promising vision for urbanites and environmental protection in agriculture.
Keywords :
agriculture; ecology; environmental factors; sustainable development; town and country planning; America; CSA; community-supported agriculture; ecological integrity; environmental protection; sustainable agriculture; urban agrarianism; urbanites; Agriculture; Communities; Educational institutions; Government; Presses; agrarianism; community-supported agriculture (CSA); ecological agriculture; urban agrarianism;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Communications and Control (ICECC), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zhejiang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0320-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICECC.2011.6067956