Some urban facts of life: implications for research and policy

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dc.creatorRuel, Marie T.
dc.creatorHaddad, Lawrence James
dc.creatorGarrett, James L.
dc.date1999
dc.date2024-11-21T09:55:01Z
dc.date2024-11-21T09:55:01Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:11:23Z
dc.descriptionThis review of recent literature explores the challenges to urban food and nutrition security in the rapidly urbanizing developing world. The premise of the manuscript is that the causes of malnutrition and food insecurity in urban and rural areas are different due primarily to a number of phenomena that are unique to or exacerbated by urban living. These areas include (1) a greater dependence on cash income; (2) weaker informal safety nets; (3) greater labor force participation of women and its consequences for child care; (4) lifestyle changes, particularly diet and exercise patterns; (5) greater availability of public services, but questionable access by the poor; (6) greater exposure to environmental contamination; and (7) governance by a new, possibly nonexistent, set of property rights. The main focus is on identifying what is different about urban areas, so as to better frame the program and policy responses.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/161340
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/97183
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceRuel, Marie T.; Haddad, Lawrence James; Garrett, James L. 1999. Some urban facts of life;implications for research and policy. FCND Discussion Paper 64. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161340
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectproperty rights
dc.subjectchild care
dc.titleSome urban facts of life: implications for research and policy
dc.typeWorking Paper

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