Subject: Latest publications from IDRC
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Hello to you all,
I am writing to announce three new books. IDRC Books has just published :
1- For Hunger-proof Cities. Sustainable Urban Food Systems.
Edited by Mustafa Koc, Rod MacRae, Luc A. Mougeot, and Jennifer Welsh
ISBN 0-88936-882-1, 252 p., $35 CAD
http://www.idrc.ca/books/882.html
For Hunger-proof Cities is the first book to fully examine food security
from an urban perspective. It examines existing local food systems and
ways to improve the availability and accessibility of food for city
dwellers.
It looks at methods to improve community-supported agriculture and
cooperation between urban and rural populations. It explores what existing
marketing and distribution structures can do to improve accessibility and
what the emerging forms of food-distribution systems are, and how they can
contribute to alleviating hunger in the cities. Finally, the book discusses
the
underlying structures that create poverty and inequality and examines the
role of emergency food systems, such as food banks.
2-Indonesia's Fires and Haze
The Cost of Catastrophe
edited by David Glover and Timothy Jessup
IDRC/ISEAS 1999, ISBN 0-88936-901-1, $25
ca. 200 pp., 6" x 9", paperback
http://www.idrc.ca/books/901.html
>From September to November of 1997, raging fires in Indonesia pumped
enough smoke into the air to blanket the entire region in haze, reaching
as
far north as southern Thailand and the Philippines, with Malaysia and
Singapore being particularly affected.
This book conservatively assesses the damage at US $4.5 billion, more
than the Exxon Valdez oil spill and India's Bhopal chemical spill
combined. It looks at the causes of the fires, the physical damages that
resulted, and their effects on heath, industrial production, and tourism,
among others. It explains the methods used to assign a monetary value to
the
damages and recommends measures that must be taken to prevent a
recurrence of this horrific event.
3- Agriculture urbaine en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Une contribution à la sécurité alimentaire et à l'assainissement des
villes
sous la direction de Olanrewaju B. Smith
Urban Agriculture in West Africa.
Contributing to Food Security and Urban Sanitation
edited by Olanrewaju B. Smith
CRDI / CTA, 1999, ISBN 0-88936-890-2, 30 $
240 p., broché / paper, 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 po (bilingue / bilingual)
http://www.idrc.ca/books/focus/890/
NOTE THAT THIS BOOK IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE.
This book describes the valuable contribution that urban agriculture is
making to food security and urban sanitation in the cities of West and
Central. It also presents a strategy for launching a multistakeholder
network
on urban agriculture, and does so with input and support from producers;
NGOs; national, regional, and international research institutions; donors;
and policymakers and government officials at both the municipal and
national levels.
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THESE BOOKS CAN BE PURCHASED THROUGH:
Renouf Publishing Co. Ltd
5369 Canotek Road, Unit 1
Ottawa, ON, Canada K1J 9J3
Fax: (+1 613) 745-7660; Tel: (+1 613) 745-2665
Please see http://www.idrc.ca/books/order.html to learn about all of our
sales agents.
We hope you will be interested by these publications. For any more
information, do not hesitate to contact me.
Enjoy!
Regards,
Caroline Bernier
Marketing Manager
IDRC Books/Les Éditions du CRDI (http://www.idrc.ca/books)
tel: (613) 236-6163 (ext.2075)
fax:(613) 563-2476
e-mail: cbernier@idrc.ca
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Bonjour à vous tous!
Je vous écris afin de vous faire part de trois nouveaux titres tout
récemment publiés par les Éditions du CRDI.
1- For Hunger-proof Cities. Sustainable Urban Food Systems.
Edited by Mustafa Koc, Rod MacRae, Luc A. Mougeot, and Jennifer Welsh
ISBN 0-88936-882-1, 252 p., $35 CAD
http://www.idrc.ca/books/882.html
VEUILLEZ NOTER QUE LA VERSION FRANCAISE SERA DISPONIBLE D'ICI LA FIN DE
L'ANNÉE 1999.
For Hunger-proof Cities is the first book to fully examine food security
from an urban perspective. It examines existing local food systems and
ways to improve the availability and accessibility of food for city
dwellers.
It looks at methods to improve community-supported agriculture and
cooperation between urban and rural populations. It explores what existing
marketing and distribution structures can do to improve accessibility and
what the emerging forms of food-distribution systems are, and how they can
contribute to alleviating hunger in the cities. Finally, the book discusses
the
underlying structures that create poverty and inequality and examines the
role of emergency food systems, such as food banks.
2-Indonesia's Fires and Haze
The Cost of Catastrophe
edited by David Glover and Timothy Jessup
IDRC/ISEAS 1999, ISBN 0-88936-901-1, $25
ca. 200 pp., 6" x 9", paperback
VEUILLEZ NOTER QUE CETTE PUBLICATION N'EST DISPONIBLE QU'EN ANGLAIS.
>From September to November of 1997, raging fires in Indonesia pumped
enough smoke into the air to blanket the entire region in haze, reaching
as
far north as southern Thailand and the Philippines, with Malaysia and
Singapore being particularly affected.
This book conservatively assesses the damage at US $4.5 billion, more
than the Exxon Valdez oil spill and India's Bhopal chemical spill
combined. It looks at the causes of the fires, the physical damages that
resulted, and their effects on heath, industrial production, and tourism,
among others. It explains the methods used to assign a monetary value to
the
damages and recommends measures that must be taken to prevent a
recurrence of this horrific event.
3- Agriculture urbaine en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Une contribution à la sécurité alimentaire et à l'assainissement des
villes
sous la direction de Olanrewaju B. Smith
Urban Agriculture in West Africa.
Contributing to Food Security and Urban Sanitation
edited by Olanrewaju B. Smith
CRDI / CTA, 1999, ISBN 0-88936-890-2, 30 $
240 p., broché / paper, 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 po (bilingue / bilingual)
http://www.idrc.ca/books/focus/890/
VEUILLEZ NOTER QUE CETTE PUBLICATION EST DISPONIBLE EN INTÉGRALE.
Cet ouvrage décrit la contribution précieuse de l'agriculture urbaine à la
sécurité alimentaire et à l'assainissement des agglomérations urbaines
d'Afrique centrale et d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Il présente également une
stratégie destinée à établir un réseau consacré à l'agriculture en milieu
urbain avec l'apport d'acteurs multiple et l'appui des producteurs, des
ONG,
des institutions de recherche à l'échelle nationale, régionale et
internationale et des donateurs, sans oublier les décideurs et les
autorités
gouvernementales aux paliers municipal et national.
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LES PUBLICATIONS SONT DISPONIBLES CHEZ:
Les Éditions Renouf Lté.
5369 Canotek Road, Unit 1
Ottawa, ON, Canada K1J 9J3
Fax: (+1 613) 745-7660; Tel: (+1 613) 745-2665
Veuillez consulter http://www.idrc.ca/books/order.html pour connaître la
liste complète de nos agents de vente.
Je souhaite que ces publications sauront vous intéresser. N'hésitez pas à
communiquer avec nous pour de plus amples renseignements.
Bonne lecture!
Salutations,
Caroline Bernier
Marketing Manager
IDRC Books/Les Éditions du CRDI (http://www.idrc.ca/books)
tel: (613) 236-6163 (ext.2075)
fax:(613) 563-2476
e-mail: cbernier@idrc.ca
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