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The heavy metal budget of an urban rooftop farm
Science of The Total Environment, 2019Urban rooftop agriculture is a growing enterprise in the US with the goal of providing high quality, healthy, locally grown produce for city dwellers. However, air pollution abatement and the purification of stormwater are among the ecosystem services emphasized in studies of conventional green roofs.
Yoshiki Harada +5 more
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Hydrology of the Brooklyn Grange, an urban rooftop farm
Urban Ecosystems, 2018Intensive agriculture is an emerging theme of green roof technology. Production of affordable, nutritious vegetables for local consumption and stormwater management are among the ecosystem services emphasized in studies of rooftop farming. However, intensive vegetable production requires irrigation, which can reduce stormwater retention, and there is ...
Yoshiki Harada +5 more
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Rooftop Photovoltaics Adoption and Farm Revenue
AgribusinessABSTRACTSolar energy production has grown substantially in agriculture. This paper examines farmers' adoption of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems, and how rooftop PV installation is associated with farm revenue, farm business diversification, and labor allocation.
Yu‐You Liou +2 more
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Grow More Biomass: Vertical and Rooftop Farms
2021As energy declines, growing food locally inside and on the rooftops of buildings is touted as a great idea. No need for diesel tractors, harvesters, and long-haul trucks and their dirty emissions. By merely pressing seeds into soil, voila! A harvest 6 weeks later using free sunshine and rain, sheltered from bad weather, plus increasing food security in
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Decision Support and Planning Tool to Facilitate Urban Rooftop Farming
2020 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS), 2020There is an increasing trend among urban populations to recognize the importance of fresh produce in their diets and its impact on reducing the carbon footprint created by food transportation. Thus, urban farming as a produce source has grown in popularity in recent years.
Mritika Contractor +3 more
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Environmental, Social, and Economic Benefits of Rooftop Farming
Nepalese Journal of Agricultural SciencesRooftop farming has emerged as a transformative solution to address pressing urban challenges in Kathmandu, Nepal, amidst rapid urbanization and population growth. This paper explores the historical roots, types, benefits, and economic insights of rooftop farming, focusing on its significance in Kathmandu's urban landscape.
Urmila Pokhrel +3 more
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Urban Regeneration with Rooftop Farming Pilot Projects
2019The paper discusses the role of agriculture in urban regeneration, with a focus to rooftop community gardens and vertical green technologies. The advantages of green rooftop for the built environment and for mankind are numerous: reduction of noise pollution, reduction of energy consumption and heat island effect, control of rainwater runoff, but above
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Study on Landscape Construction of Sustainable Urban Rooftop Farms
2018the perspective ecological benefit, economic benefit and social benefit, this paper analyzes the necessity of building urban rooftop farm under the demand of sustainable life of urban residents, and puts forward the design strategy of rooftop farm landscape construction, in order to provide a scientific basis for the construction of sustainable roof ...
LIU, Li, LIU, Li
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Application of Nano-TiO2 Coating in a Rooftop Hydroponic Farming System
Light, Energy and the Environment 2018 (E2, FTS, HISE, SOLAR, SSL), 2018This paper focuses on the effectiveness of nano-TiO2 coating on the solar glass substrate in absorbing Ultra-Violet (UV) to improve the plant’s growth rate through a rooftop hydroponics farm setting. The parameters to assess the plant growth are diameter and length of the leaf, fresh and dry mass, and moisture content.
L.T. Tan +6 more
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