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Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems, 2023 The Johannesburg metropolitan city, which is the largest city in South Africa, like others in most emerging or developing economies, is plagued by numerous challenges among which is food insecurity.
Adeline Ngie, Nobukhosi Sithole
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Prospects of green roof technology as a sustainable solution to urban pollution index
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023 This study was conducted to explore the impact of rooftop plantations on local air quality under agro-ecological conditions of Lahore and Faisalabad. An optoelectronic sensing device was used to capture particulate matter concentration, while heavy metal
Mehak Shehzad +3 more
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The economic performance of urban gardening in three European cities – examples from Ljubljana, Milan and London [PDF]
, 2018 Urban gardening is not a new phenomenon but it has received considerably more practical and academic interest in recent years. Studies on economic aspects such as crop yields, inputs and outputs of production, productivity, gross margins and the ...
Corsi, Stefano +8 more
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Promoting Urban Farming for Creating Sustainable Cities in Nepal
Urban Science, 2023 This paper responds to the research question, “can urban farming in Nepal help create sustainable cities?” Especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, urban residents have begun to realize that food transported from long distances is not always reliable ...
Keshav Bhattarai, Ambika P. Adhikari
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Evaluating the Drought Endurance of Landscaping Ground Cover Plants in a Roof Top Model
Horticulturae, 2021 Vegetative ground covers are commonly used in urban, tropical roadside gardens. Such landscaping ground covers usually encounter extreme water-deficits and high temperatures from vehicles and urban infrastructures.
Nath Pichakum, Aussanee Pichakum
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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.
Kaori ONO +4 more
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Status of Rooftop and Homestead Gardening in Bogura
Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 2021 A survey was conducted to assess the status of rooftop and homestead gardening in Sadar upazila of Bogura in Bangladesh. The study revealed that 66% rooftop gardeners and 70% homestead gardeners preferred gardening for production of healthy and fresh food.
MA Rahman, SB Rahman, MT Morshed
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Sustainability of Urban Agriculture: Vegetable Production on Green Roofs
Agriculture, 2018 The practice of producing vegetables on green roofs has been gaining momentum in recent years as a method to facilitate agricultural sustainability in urban areas.
Stuart Alan Walters +1 more
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Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2020 Urban agglomerations create extreme microclimates for plants, in which growth, development and survival means adaptation. Plantations expansions beyond the typical gardens to buildings, walls or other build structures were realized in many cities with a ...
Sorina A. PETRA +6 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A food‐grade cooling composite made from starch and recycled eggshell powder offers a scalable, ultra‐low‐cost solution for passive daytime radiative cooling. Easily prepared using basic kitchen tools, this material empowers communities, even in areas with limited infrastructure, to stay cooler during worsening summer heat waves.
Qimeng Song +3 more
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