Strategies for Creating Equitable Urban Greenspace in Global Cities

Urban Farm DB summary

This is a review of the book Just Green Enough: Urban Development and Environmental Gentrification, framed against the fact that cities account for more than 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. It presents the book as a guide to strategies for equitable green urban development — including the promotion and support of urban food systems — as part of climate mitigation and adaptation. The book primarily addresses problems from environmental hazards in the built environment, with several chapters specifically covering urban food production and distribution, offering strategies the review describes as readily applicable to urban planners, activists and community members working in urban food systems.