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The Application of Economic Value Added on Green Facilities of Urban Agriculture
E3S Web of Conferences, 2018 Green facilities of urban agriculture offer a fertile ground for green innovation, such as rooftop gardens, green curtains, and indoor plant growing, which create a new forms of urban farming economy.
Hsu Kuo Wei, Liao Shang Zhen
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Sustainable Roofs for Buffalo Schools [PDF]
, 2007 The Buffalo public school system, currently in the midst of a ten year, 1.1 billion dollar reconstruction project, has a unique opportunity to create sustainable, high performance schools.
Zemrac, Andrew
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Cultural Anthropology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 726-752, November 2025.ABSTRACT During the past two decades, foreigners have acquired housing stock in many of Rio de Janeiro's oldest and most iconic favelas, or self‐built neighborhoods, and invested in capital improvements, with an eye toward turning private residences into lodging accommodations.
ALESSANDRO M. ANGELINI, GARETH A. JONES
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Achieving urban climate adaptation in Europe and Central Asia [PDF]
Many cities across Europe and Central Asia are experiencing the impacts of climate change, but most have not integrated climate adaptation into their agendas. This paper examines the threats faced and measures that can be taken by cities in the region to
Carmin, JoAnn, Zhang, Yan
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Investing in Healthy, Sustainable Places Through Urban Agriculture [PDF]
, 2011 The purpose of this paper is to provide funders with an overview of urban agriculture and its benefits; its connections to the community-based food system; and how foundations are supporting and encouraging urban agriculture as a public health, social ...
Kimberley Hodgson
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Farming in and on urban buildings: present practice and specific novelties of Zero-Acreage Farming (ZFarming) [PDF]
, 2014 Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence
Dierich, Axel +6 more
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Urban PlanningBorders are essential in the current planning of cities since new forms of social relations are needed to support more sustainable ways of life. In this article, we present a case study of a sustainability-profiled new neighbourhood, Vallastaden in ...
Maria Eidenskog, Wiktoria Glad
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The New Student Union Building Rooftop Garden
, 2010 Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC.
Brugger, Leslie +3 more
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Planting Seeds of Change: Strategies for Engaging Asian Pacific Americans in Healthy Eating and Active Living Initiatives [PDF]
, 2012 This 23-page report draws on results from an innovative technique called Photovoice involving 28 community members, community-level data of 308 surveys, as well as extensive input from key stakeholders.
Noilyn Abesamis-Mendoza
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Energy Evaluation and Economic Impact Analysis of Green Roofs Applied to a Pilot Region in Aegean Coast of Turkey [PDF]
This paper examines the energy savings, environmental benefits, and economic impact of green roof systems applied to a “micro” region in Western Turkey.
Ayla Ogus Binatli +4 more
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