Essays about: "urban rooftop agriculture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words urban rooftop agriculture.

1. 1. Growing on the roof : But in what? Examing substrates/growing media for rooftop farming

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Mikael Brocki; [2023]
   Keywords : urban rooftop agriculture; URTA; green roof; substrate; growing medium; organic matter; compost; vegetable; crop; yield; lettuce; tomato; pore; pore-size distribution;

   Abstract : Urban Rooftop Agriculture (URTA) is a novel field within urban vegetable production, which can help create access to local food in a rapidly urbanizing world. For these systems to succeed, it is vital to implement a proper choice of substrate/growing medium (SGM). READ MORE

3. 2. Rooftop plant factories: effects on energy use for heating, cooling and electric lighting

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Yizhi Zhang; [2021]
   Keywords : Urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry UPAF ; urban farming UF ; rooftop greenhouse RTG ; lighting; daylighting; energy conservation; roof; greenhouse; food; cities.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Within the next thirty years, two thirds of the human population will live in a city. This growing urban population requires a major shift in the way we produce and distribute food, since industrial agriculture practices contribute to climate change, biodiversity losses, pollution of waterways, soil degradation, etc. READ MORE

4. 3. Opportunities in rooftop greenhouses in Stockholm : a study of the potential of commercial rooftop greenhouse urban agriculture in Stockholm

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Felicia Sen; [2018]
   Keywords : alternative food networks; business model; business strategy; commercial urban rooftop agriculture; rooftop greenhouses; short food supply chain; sustainability;

   Abstract : Due to climate change, our resource depleation, population growth and further, our reliance on the world’s food production creates vulnerabilities and we need to find alternative agriculture methods. Commercial rooftop greenhouses are developing all around the world and to Stockholm this create an opportunity to produce food all year. READ MORE

5. 4. GROWING IN CITIES : rooftop urban agriculture for sustainable cities

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Jelizaveta Toporova; [2018]
   Keywords : rooftop agriculture; urban agriculture; sustainable development; green rooftop; sustainability; green roof policies;

   Abstract : The thesis takes into notice a rare case of integration of rooftop urban agriculture into sustainable development of urban areas. The current situation shows that the development of rooftop urban agriculture has not been adequately studied. READ MORE

6. 5. Erfarenheter av grönsaksodling på tak : en studie i samarbete med Augustenborgs Botaniska Takträdgård

   University essay from SLU/Horticulture (until 121231)

   Author : Hulda Götmark; [2012]
   Keywords : Augustenborgs botaniska takträdgård; gröna tak; grönsaksodling; lättviktssubstrat; stadsodling; takodling; Augustenborg Botanical Roof Garden; green roofs; vegetable cultivation; lightweight substrates; urban gardening; roof gardening;

   Abstract : Denna uppsats syftar till att presentera erfarenheter av grönsaksodling på tak samt utreda klimatförhållanden och odlingsförutsättningar på Augustenborgs Botaniska Takträdgård i Malmö. Uppsatsen avslutas med förslag på förbättringar och åtgärder för grönsaksodlingen på taket i Augustenborg. READ MORE