Urban horticulture : sustainability for the future /: sustainability for the future. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dilip Nandwani, editor.
• Editors: Nandwani, Dilip
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Bringing Innovation in Urban Agriculture in the Twenty-first Century; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editor and Contributors; Abbreviations; Urban Horticulture Tools and Techniques; 1 Urban Horticulture: Overview of Recent Developments; 1.1 What Is Urban Horticulture?; 1.2 Urbanization and Urban Communities; 1.3 Tools and Techniques of Urban Horticulture; 1.3.1 Tools of Urban Horticulture; 1.4 Urban Agricultural Structures in Modern Times; 1.4.1 Vertical Farming; 1.4.2 Hydroponics; 1.4.3 Aeroponics; 1.4.4 Aquaponics; 1.5 TSU Organic Vertical System Studies. 1.5.1 Organic Certification1.5.2 Economic Analysis of Vertical Farming; 1.5.3 Benefits of Vertical Farming; 1.5.4 Challenges in Vertical Farming; 1.6 Recommendations; 1.7 Conclusion; 1.8 Further Studies; References; 2 Sustainability of Living Wall Systems Through An Ecosystem Services Lens; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Living Wall Systems; 2.2.1 Classification and Definition; 2.2.2 Plants; 2.2.3 Layers, Materials, and Devices; 2.2.4 Design, Maintenance, and Cost; 2.3 LWS and Ecosystem Services; 2.3.1 Provisioning Services; 2.3.2 Regulating Services; 2.3.3 Cultural Services. 2.4 Conclusions and PerspectivesReferences; 3 Improving the Metabolism and Sustainability of Buildings and Cities Through Integrated Rooftop Greenhouses (i-RTG); 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Scope of the Project; 3.3 System Under Study: The ICTA-ICP Building and the i-RTG; 3.4 Methodological Framework; 3.5 Characterization of the System; 3.5.1 Infrastructure: i-RTG Requirements; 3.5.2 Food Production System; 3.5.3 Assessment of Resources (Nutrients) and Water Flows; 3.5.4 Assessment of Energy Flows; 3.5.5 Managing CO2 Emissions; 3.5.6 Assessment of the Biomass Production. 3.6 Environmental and Economic Studies3.6.1 Environmental Impacts of i-RTG Systems; 3.6.2 Economic Costs of i-RTGs; 3.7 Social Studies on the i-RTG Implementation at the Urban Scale; 3.8 Towards the Integration of i-RTGs in Urban Planning; 3.9 Conclusions; References; 4 Urban Home Gardens: A Sustainable Conservation Model for Local Plants Based on Mexican Urban Agri-Horticultural Practices; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Size of Peri-urban Versus Rural Home Gardens; 4.3 Importance of Plants Present in Home Gardens in Peri-urban and Urban Areas; 4.4 Model of Urban Home Gardens in Mexico. 4.5 School Home Gardens in Mexico4.6 Case Study of a Comparison of Peri-urban Versus Rural Home Gardens in Campeche, Mexico; 4.7 Conclusion; References; Urban Landscaping and Design; 5 Toward the Creation of Urban Foodscapes: Case Studies of Successful Urban Agriculture Projects for Income Generation, Food Security, and Social Cohesion; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Economy of the Foodscape: Community Gardening Using Simplified Soilless Systems in the Suburbs of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 249 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 630; Life sciences; Urban agriculture; Urban gardening; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General; Urban agriculture; Urban gardening; Life Sciences; Urban Ecology; Urbanism; Agriculture; Biodiversity; Environment, general; Architecture -- Urban & Land Use Planning; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Environmental Science; Urban & municipal planning; Agricultural science; Biodiversity; The environment; Urban Ecology; Architecture; Agriculture; Biodiversity; Environmental sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319670171; 3319670174
• Related ISBNs: 9783319670164; 3319670166
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 21, 2018).
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