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Assessing how pro-environmental perspectives impact participation in rooftop organic agriculture in urban neighborhoods [PDF]
International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and ManagementPurpose – Global warming and climate change are significant barriers to food production due to rising temperatures and extreme weather events.
Mohammad Enamul Hoque +2 more
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Perception and Attitude Towards Rooftop Gardening Among Urban Residents of Coimbatore District [PDF]
Madras Agricultural JournalCoimbatore district in Tamil Nadu, renowned for its lush greenery, has seen rapid population growth and unchecked development in recent times, leading to a decline in urban green spaces and increased environmental concerns. To address this, rooftop
V. Pragadeesh +6 more
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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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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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Evapotranspiration rate of rooftop gardening plants
Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology, 2006 本研究では，屋上緑化の熱環境への負荷低減効果を定量的に算定するための基礎データとして，屋上緑化の蒸発散量の測定を行った。使用した土壌は黒土とパーライト系の人工軽量土，土壌厚は7cm，14cm，21cmの3種類であり，各土壌厚につき裸地と3種の植物の計4試験区を設け，夏・秋・冬・春の4シーズンの蒸発散量を小型ライシメータの重量減少によって測定した。その結果，黒土区で人工軽量土区より植物生育が悪いものが多く，蒸発散量が抑えられ，黒土区のペチュニアの8月の蒸発散量は裸地より少なかった。各土壌厚の中で8月の蒸発散量が最大だったものは，人工軽量土区のローズマリー(Rosmarinus offcinalis L.)が7.2 kg/m2/day，人工軽量土区のバーベナ(Verbena.
ONO, Kaori +4 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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Rooftop gardening in the globe: advantages and challenges
Horticulture International Journal, 2022 Due to rapid increase of global urbanization food demand is rising for the urban inhabitants, especially, massive consumption demand for green vegetables and fruits. Rooftop gardening is a valuable mode of getting these fresh and nutrition rich food for urban dwellers.
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Optimizing Parapets for Rooftop Wind Safety Using CFD Simulations and Sensitivity Analysis [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences. The complex rooftop wind environment, dominated by flow separation at building edges, presents safety challenges for rooftop activities such as roof gardens and urban air mobility (UAM) operations.
Lin Chao +3 more
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Environmental Research: ClimateCities are warming rapidly and urban heat is already affecting liveability, labour productivity and human health. Nature-based solutions (NbS) such as green roofs, increased urban tree cover and demarcating space for urban parks have been identified as ...
Chandni Singh +2 more
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