# Feeding Cities in the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities for Action in Cartagena

An aerial shot of the Mercado de Bazurto in Cartagena, Colombia. (Image courtesy of Virginia Flores. Used with permission.)

### Instructor(s)

Alejandro Guarín

Dr. Edgar Blanco

Prof. Ralph Gakenheimer

Prof. Martha Bonilla

Ms. Alexa Mills

### MIT Course Number

11.975

### As Taught In

Fall 2009

### Level

Graduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Assignments: activity with examples

## Course Description

The purpose of this seminar is to provide a context for understanding the challenges of urban food provisioning from a perspective of sustainability and social inclusion in cities of the global South. The seminar will be specifically geared towards preparing students for direct participation in urban markets and food policy project intervention in Cartagena, Colombia.

To learn more about the Cartagena Practicum, visit the class website.

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- Economics > Developmental Economics
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Alejandro Guarín, Edgar Blanco, Ralph Gakenheimer, Martha Bonilla, and Alexa Mills. 11.975 Feeding Cities in the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities for Action in Cartagena. Fall 2009. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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