Alexander C. Thornton

In: UA Magazine 16 - Formulating Effective Policies on Urban Agrilculture

The promotion of land redistribution, especially for use by the urban poor to meet subsistence needs, often collides with historical and political barriers. Findings from a recent PhD case study conducted
by the author in a small former homeland (or black reserve) in South Africa reveal that the availability of vacant land is often not known to those who may seek to use it for urban agriculture.