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Sustaining the rural and urban populations of the developing world has been identified as a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Rural-Urban Interaction in the Developing World is an introduction to the relationships between rural and urban places in the developing world and shows that not all their aspects are as obvious as migration from country to city. There is now a growing realisation that rural-urban relations are far more complex. The book takes rural-urban relations as its focus, rather than considering them as only a part of either urban development or rural development. It examines a range of interactions between the rural and the urban by considering these interactions as flows that can take place in either direction. It considers migration as just one of a series of flows between the rural and the urban, rather than only focusing on the phenomenon of rural-to-urban migration as a strong and highly visible indicator of urbanisation. Each of the flows of people, food, the environment, money and ideas has its own chapter. The book steps back from accepted orthodoxies by considering the flows as interactions that may take place in either direction, across space as well as within sectors. These flows are also considered within the context of development theory. Rural-Urban Interaction in the Developing World uses a wealth of student-friendly features including boxed case studies, discussion questions and annotated guides to further reading to place rural-urban interactions within a broader context. it promotes a clearer understanding of the opportunities, as well as the challenges, that rural-urban interactions represent.

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Sub-Saharan Africa is urbanizing more rapidly than any other part of the world and there is an escalating demand for fresh foodstus from the urban population. The growing of crops in and around towns and cities is frequently a widespread and longestablished activity, yet a greater understanding is needed of the patterns and processes involved. From a survey of literature and detailed empirical evidence from Kano and Dar es Salaam, this paper presents a framework for analyzing urban agriculture and proposes a number of policy recommendations which could possibly enhance its future sustainability. #