Rooftop urban agriculture. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Francesco Orsini, Marielle Dubbeling, Henk de Zeeuw, Giorgio Gianquinto, editors.
• Editors: Orsini, Francesco, 1979-; Dubbeling, Marielle; Zeeuw, Henk de; Gianquinto, Giorgio
• Contents: Preface -- Part 1) The status and challenges of rooftop agriculture -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A panorama of rooftop agriculture types -- 3. Rooftop Farming Policy -- Part 2) Design of rooftop agriculture systems -- 4. Elements of rooftop agriculture design -- 5. Soil based and simplified hydroponics rooftop gardens -- 6. Technology for Rooftop Greenhouses -- 7. Rooftop aquaponics -- 8 Integrating rooftop agriculture into urban infrastructure -- Part 3) Rooftop agriculture Management -- 9. Water Management and irrigation systems -- 10. Managing mineral nutrition in soilless culture -- 11 Sustainable pest management -- 12. Produce quality and safety -- Part 4) Multifunctional Rooftop Agriculture -- 13. Rooftop agriculture for improved food and nutrition security -- 14. Biodiversity of flora and fauna -- 15. Resilience to climate change -- 16. Resource Efficiency and Waste Avoidance -- 17. Community building and social justice aspects of rooftop agriculture -- 18. Designing green corridors network within cities: a case study in Vienna -- Part 5) A geography of rooftop agriculture in 20 projects -- 19 Introduction -- 19.1 Cases -- 19.1.2 Amman, Jordan -- Mixed micro-farming on top of residential houses -- 19.1.2 Bangkok, Thailand -- Energaia: rooftop production of spirulina -- 19.1.3 Barcelona, Spain -- RTG-Lab, an experimental integrated rooftop greenhouse -- 19.1.4 Bengaluru, India -- An organic terrace gardening -- 19.1.15 Bologna, Italy -- The community rooftop garden of Via Gandusio -- 19.1.6 Boston, United States -- Fenway Farms: a restaurant garden on a baseball stadium roof -- 19.1.7 Cairo, Egypt -- Rooftop farming in informal settlements -- 19.1.8 Chicago, United States -- Gotham Greens: the largest rooftop greenhouse in the world -- 19.1.9 Cincinnati, United States -- The Rothenberg Rooftop Garden School; Byrna Bass, Edwin "Pope" Coleman -- 19.1.10 Gaza, Palestine -- Rooftop aquaponics for family nutrition in the Gaza Strip -- 19.1.11 Hong Kong, China -- Rooftop Republic at Fringe Club: an educational rooftop garden -- 19.1.12. Lima, Peru -- Small-scale hydroponics in Villa El Salvador: the case of Ms Esther Flores -- 19.1.13. Melbourne, Australia -- Fed Square Pop-Up Patch: a small-scale commercial allotment rooftop garden -- 19.1.14. Montreal, Canada -- Culti-Vert, the productive green roof of Palais des congrès -- 19.1.15. Sao Paulo, Brazil -- The Eldorado Shopping Centre rooftop garden -- 19.1.16. Singapore, Singapore -- Spectra edible learning rooftop garden -- 19.1.17. Singapore, Singapore -- ComCrop, a commercial aquaponics rooftop farm -- 5.2.18. The Hague, The Netherlands -- UrbanFarmers de Schilde: a commercial aquaponic farm and the largest rooftop farm in Europe -- 19.1.19. Toluca, Mexico -- A small-scale commercial rooftop greenhouse -- 19.1.20. Toronto, Canada -- Ryerson Urban Farm, Toronto: an educational rooftop garden -- Part 6) Conclusions -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (394 pages)
• Subjects: 630.91732; Life sciences; Urban agriculture; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General; Urban agriculture; Political Science -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Business & Economics -- Urban & Regional; Regional & area planning; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Urban economics; Agriculture; Regional planning; Urban Ecology; Urban economics; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General; Agricultural science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319577203; 3319577204
• Related ISBNs: 3319577190; 9783319577197
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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