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Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 2019 In the urban area there is scarce space for planting trees and cultivating agricultural plants. Rooftop gardening might be an alternative to overcome this land scarcity. However, the present status of rooftop gardening and the associated problems are yet
Manabika Sheel +3 more
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Energies, 2020 Rooftop gardens ona building have proved to be a good way to improve its storm water management, but many other benefits can be obtained from the installation of these systems, such as reduction of energy consumption, decrease of the heat stress ...
Elisa Peñalvo-López +4 more
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Applied Sciences, 2020 In urban areas, summer temperatures are continuously increasing, and cities are aiming at implementing measures to mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect.
Stefan Sattler +2 more
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Towards defining agricultural projects in towns: METH-EXPAU®, a multi-phase method
Territoire en Mouvement, 2023 Over the past two decades, urban agriculture (UA) has boomed. A wide variety of forms have developed, from allotment gardens to UA rooftop greenhouses. Yet local authorities often struggle to define the specificities of the urban spaces and territorial ...
Giulia Giacchè +4 more
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An Aggregated Stakeholder Perspective on Potential Benefits and Challenges [PDF]
, 2015 How can buildings be combined with agricultural production and what are the major potential benefits and challenges for the introduction of zero-acreage farming (ZFarming) in Berlin from the relevant stakeholders’ perspectives?
Busse, Maria +7 more
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Journal of Urban Management, 2017 Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is one of the most populated megacity in the world and the population growth in this city is extremely high. To support growing food demand of increasing population, food supply should be secure and sustainable.
Mastura Safayet +2 more
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The Energy-Saving Potential of a Green Roof on Existing Residential Buildings. A Case Study of Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. [PDF]
Journal of Engineering Research - Egypt, 2023 Residential buildings are the major sector in the construction industry that consume energy and affect the whole environment. Controlling these effects has always been the foremost concern, especially the existing ones.
Asmaa Elantary, Muhammed Saleem
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Vers la définition des projets agricoles en ville : METH-EXPAU®, un itinéraire méthodologique
Territoire en Mouvement, 2021 Since two decades urban agriculture has been booming and a wide range of forms, from urban allotment gardens to rooftop farming under greenhouse are developing.
Giulia Giacchè +4 more
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Sensitivity of soil hydrogen uptake to natural and managed moisture dynamics in a semiarid urban ecosystem [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 The North American Monsoon season (June–September) in the Sonoran Desert brings thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. These rains bring cooler temperature and account for roughly half of the annual precipitation making them important for biogeochemical ...
Vanessa Buzzard +4 more
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Updating the Building Code to Include Indoor Farming Operations [PDF]
, 2020 Urban agricultural production has grown to be a critical tool in the battles for food security and sustainability. A common regulatory barrier to urban agricultural operations big and small has been ambiguity in land-use laws.
Simpson, Clint
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