Teaching Use
Integrated Urban Agriculture
Precedents, Practices, Prospects
Due to its unparalleled, comprehensive nature, Integrated Urban Agriculture is the perfect book to use as the text for an introductory urban agriculture course. Shown here in specific detail is how the book has successfully supported the subject matter covered in the outline for one such course.
The book has received endorsement as a valuable course text from a widely diverse background of undergraduate students, including those enrolled in environmental science, biology, urban design and planning, political science, sustainability, bioveterinary science, philosophy, health promotion, agricultural science, marine biology, agricultural business, and undeclared arts and sciences.
COURSE: INTRODUCTION to URBAN and PERI-URBAN AGRICULTURE
Science, Society, Design & Development
Module 1. Introduction & Historical Background
| City planning & edible landscapes Integrated UA Book (pg 1-4, 24-25, 30-33, 75-89, 154-160) | Week 1 |
| Allotments & victory gardens Integrated UA Book (pg 19-20) | Week 1 |
| Community gardens Integrated UA Book (pg 174-176) | Week 1 |
| Developing World sustenance & food security Integrated UA Book (pg 28-29, 89-98) | Week 2 |
| Locavore movement & farmers' markets Integrated UA Book (pg 27-28, 45-58) | Week 2 |
| Increased popularity Integrated UA Book (pg 5-7, 15-19) | Week 2 |
| Integrative & multidisciplinary approach Integrated UA Book (pg 8-11, 26-27, 353-357) | Week 2 |
Module 2. Foundations
| Food systems Integrated UA Book (pg 22-23, 283-326) | Week 3 |
| Commercial endeavors Integrated UA Book (pg 327-329) | Week 3 |
| Aesthetics & design Integrated UA Book (pg 25-26, 278-284) | Week 3 |
| Planning & policy (top-down) Integrated UA Book (pg 331-352) | Week 4 |
| Informal & grassroots (bottom-up) Integrated UA Book (pg 21-23) | Week 4 |
| Education & food literacy Integrated UA Book (pg 58-65, 160-166, 182-186, 187-249) | Week 5 |
| Individual & community well-being Integrated UA Book (pg 43-45) | Week 5 |
| Site regeneration & community revitalization Integrated UA Book (pg 41-42, 173, 329-330) | Week 5 |
| International development Integrated UA Book (pg 29-30, 35-38, 98-134, 250-254) | Week 6 |
Module 3. Technical Elements
| Science | |
| Soil Water Compost Plants Integrated UA Book (pg 58-64) | Week 7 |
| Livestock & bees Integrated UA Book (pg 269-270) | Week 8 |
| Urban wilds & biodiversity Integrated UA Book (pg 69-74, 241-243) | Week 8 |
| Energy conservation | Week 8 |
Module 4. Operational Elements
| Society | |
| Municipalities Integrated UA Book (pg 69-74, 111-113, 241-243) | Week 9 |
| Management Integrated UA Book (pg 48-58, 94-98, 182-186, 285-306) | Week 9 |
| Regulations & legalisms Integrated UA Book (pg 98-108) | Week 10 |
| Support & funding Integrated UA Book (pg 151-152, 250-253, 331-349) | Week 10 |
If you are interested in obtaining a copy of Integrated Urban Agriculture to review for its adoption as a course text book, please contact the publisher directly by email inquiries@libripublishing.co.uk or through their website www.libripublishing.co.uk