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Urban food systems and diets, nutrition, and health of the poor: Challenges, opportunities, and research gaps

by Marie T. Ruel,
Jef L. Leroy,
Olivier Ecker,
Manuel A. Hernandez,
Danielle Resnick and
James Thurlow
2020
Publisher(s): edward elgar
DOI : https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/catalog/product/view/_ignore_category/1/id/16853/s/handbook-on-urban-food-security-in-the-global-south-9781786431509/
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Ruel, Marie T.; Leroy, Jef L.; Ecker, Olivier; Hernandez, Manuel A.; Resnick, Danielle; and Thurlow, James. 2020. Urban food systems and diets, nutrition, and health of the poor: Challenges, opportunities, and research gaps. In Handbook on Urban Food Security in the Global South, eds. Jonathan Crush, Bruce Frayne, and Gareth Haysom. Chapter 19, Pp. 380-396. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/catalog/product/view/_ignore_category/1/id/16853/s/handbook-on-urban-food-security-in-the-global-south-9781786431509/

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