Havana: Mapping Lived Experiences of Urban Agriculture (Built Environment City Studies)

By: Susan Anne Fitzgerald

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Synopsis: Following the crisis of the Special Period, Cuba promoted urban agriculture throughout its towns and cities to address food sovereignty and security. Through the adoption of state recommended design strategies, these gardens have become places of social and economic exchange throughout Cuba. This book maps the lived experiences surrounding three urban farms in Havana to construct a deeper understanding about the everyday life of this city. Using narratives and drawings, this research uncovers these sites as places where education, intimacy, entrepreneurism, wellbeing, and culture are interwoven alongside food production. Henri Lefebvre’s latent work on rhythmanalysis is used as a research method to capture the everyday beats particular to Havana surrounding these sites. This book maps the many ways in which these spaces shift power away from the state to become places that are co-created by the community to serve as a crucial hinge point between the ongoing collapse of the city and its future wellbeing.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 172 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000615210
Related ISBNs:: 9781032062563, 9781003201410, 9781032062556
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 05/02/22
Copyrighted By:: Susan Anne Mansel Fitzgerald. The right of Susan Anne Mansel Fitzgerald to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Cooking, Food and Wine, Home and Garden, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.