Approaches and actors in urban food security in developing countries

Atkinson, Sarah

doi:10.1016/0197-3975(94)00063-8

Cited by 39 publications

(33 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In the present study the nutritional status of children was positively influenced if the mothers had been bom in Duncan Village or a city, and had been living in Duncan Village for a longer time. This seems to confirm the migrant hypotheses that leads to the expectation that individuals' nutritional status or food intakes should improve with length of residence in the city (Atkinson, 1995). Closely related to this aspect are the findings regarding access to and utilization of health services.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

Determinants of growth failure in 12–24-month-old children in a high-density urban slum community in East London, South Africa

Villiers

Senekal

2002

Eur J Clin Nutr

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: The study's main objectives were the identification of determinants of growth failure in 12 -24-month-old children from an urban slum community attending a day hospital as well as the identification of focus areas for intervention. Design: The research was executed as a case -control study with a one-to-two design. A hypothetical causal model was developed for the undernutrition situation in Duncan Village. A questionnaire to assess the direct and underlying causes of growth failure in the study population was developed from this model. Subjects: One-hundred and fifty children were selected for the study, with 100 children in the control group and 50 children in the growth-failure group. Each child in the growth-failure group was matched with two children in the control group based on age and sex. The children were chosen according to anthropometric indices and p-albumin levels. Setting: The research was conducted at a primary health care centre in Duncan Village, an overpopulated urban slum area in East London, a small city on the east coast of South Africa. Results: No significant differences were found between the two groups for the occurrence of disease and infection. Dietary intake seemed to be generally poor in all the children. No significant differences were found between the two groups for the indicators of household food security, health service utilization and environmental conditions. The most important underlying determinants of growth failure that were identified in the study population seem to be related to the caring capacity, and the resultant caring behaviours of mothers. The risk for growth failure is increased when a child has a mother who is not the head of the household (relative risk) (RR ¼ 4.3), who is not involved with the discipline of her children (RR ¼ 2.2), who is not the guardian of the child (RR ¼ 8), who was not born in Duncan Village or in a city (RR ¼ 2.16), who is not able to write (RR ¼ 2.7) or read Xhosa (RR ¼ 2.53), who has a school education of grade 9 (RR ¼ 2.9), who did not receive nutrition education (RR ¼ 2.2), who smokes (RR ¼ 10) and drinks beer regularly (RR ¼ 10), who has a BMI < 25 (RR ¼ 2.7), who was subjectively judged to show little interest in her child (RR ¼ 4) as well as an inadequate caring attitude towards her child (RR ¼ 3.61), and whose clothing was dirty (RR ¼ 2.7) and not tidy (RR ¼ 2.9). Further determinants included the following: a child who weighed < 2500 g at birth (RR ¼ 4.96), who had not received supplemental milk while still breast-fed (RR ¼ 2.00), who did not receive baby cereal as first food (RR ¼ 2.6), whose clothes (RR ¼ 2.7) were dirty and whose hands were infrequently washed (RR ¼ 10). Conclusions: The results of this research suggest that initiatives to address the problem of growth failure in 12 -24-month-old children attending the Duncan Village Day Hospital should focus mainly on improving the caring capacity of mothers in the study area.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

Determinants of growth failure in 12–24-month-old children in a high-density urban slum community in East London, South Africa

Villiers

Senekal

2002

Eur J Clin Nutr

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Planner Jac Smit is often cited as the ‘father of urban agriculture’, with his seminal book, UA: Food, Jobs, and Sustainable Cities (Cheema et al 1996). The history and theory behind using UA as a developmental tool lives in the introduction sections of numerous articles from economic development planners (Egziabher et al 1994) and allied fields of geography (Freeman 1991; Atkinson 1995; Drakakis-Smith, Bowyer-Bower, and Tevera 1995; Binns and Lynch 1998; Foeken 2006; Hovorka, Zeeuw, and Njenga 2009), architecture (Prain and Lee-Smith 2010), and agronomy (Maxwell 1999; Altieri et al 1999). In wealthy countries, environmental engineers (Hynes 1996), planners (Martin and Marsden 1999), and landscape architects (Lawson 2004, 2005; Helphand 2006) have pioneered the history and theory behind using UA to supply food during times of economic stress or for community and economic development in beautifying neighborhoods, engendering higher property values, or promoting civic engagement.…”

Section: Ua: a Self-limiting Policy?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Avenues into Food Planning: A Review of Scholarly Food System Research

Brinkley

2013

International Planning Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This review summarizes several avenues of planning inquiry into food systems research, revealing gaps in the literature, allied fields of study and mismatches between scholarly disciplines and the food system life cycle. Planners and scholars in associated fields have identified and defined problems in the food system as ‘wicked’ problems, complex environmental issues that require systemic solutions at the community scale. While food justice scholars have contextualized problem areas, planning scholars have made a broad case for planning involvement in solving these wicked problems while ensuring that the functional and beneficial parts of the food system continue to thrive. This review maps the entry points of scholarly interest in food systems and planning’s contributions to its study, charting a research agenda for the future.

show abstract

“…Street food is an important source of food security for the poor, and can have a positive impact on food security and nutrition. 68 …”

Section: Urban Planning/design and Food Security/healthy Nutritionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward a Research and Action Agenda on Urban Planning/Design and Health Equity in Cities in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Smit

Hancock

Kumaresen³

et al. 2011

J Urban Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The importance of reestablishing the link between urban planning and public health has been recognized in recent decades; this paper focuses on the relationship between urban planning/design and health equity, especially in cities in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The physical urban environment can be shaped through various planning and design processes including urban planning, urban design, landscape architecture, infrastructure design, architecture, and transport planning. The resultant urban environment has important impacts on the health of the people who live and work there. Urban planning and design processes can also affect health equity through shaping the extent to which the physical urban environments of different parts of cities facilitate the availability of adequate housing and basic infrastructure, equitable access to the other benefits of urban life, a safe living environment, a healthy natural environment, food security and healthy nutrition, and an urban environment conducive to outdoor physical activity. A new research and action agenda for the urban environment and health equity in LMICs should consist of four main components. We need to better understand intra-urban health inequities in LMICs; we need to better understand how changes in the built environment in LMICs affect health equity; we need to explore ways of successfully planning, designing, and implementing improved health/health equity; and we need to develop evidence-based recommendations for healthy urban planning/design in LMICs.

show abstract

Approaches and actors in urban food security in developing countries

Cited by 39 publications

References 29 publications

Determinants of growth failure in 12–24-month-old children in a high-density urban slum community in East London, South Africa

Determinants of growth failure in 12–24-month-old children in a high-density urban slum community in East London, South Africa

Avenues into Food Planning: A Review of Scholarly Food System Research

Toward a Research and Action Agenda on Urban Planning/Design and Health Equity in Cities in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About