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Is urbanization contributing to higher food prices? [1]

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Urbanization has been mentioned as one possible cause of higher food prices, and in this paper we examine some of the suggested links between urbanization and food prices.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2010
Gordon McGranahan [2], Jesper Stage [3], Jrn Stage [4]
Environment & Urbanisation [5]
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Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation [6], Food Prices [7], Population [8], Food Security [9], Food Supply [10], Developing Countries [11], India [12], Consumption Patterns [13], China [14], Agriculture [15], Urban Land Use [16], Biofuel [17], Food Storage [18]
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