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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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Botanic and heritage gardens as living laboratories in the age of the polycrisis
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Societal Impact Statement Cities face intertwined crises of climate, biodiversity loss and social disconnection. We show how botanic and heritage gardens can help address these challenges as living laboratories to generate place‐based evidence and public engagement.
Kevin Frediani
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT European urban climate change research lacks integration across scales, geography, and climate challenges, despite Europe's coordinated policy frameworks. Through a hybrid bibliometric and systematic review of 1528 studies (2010–2025) using Cortext Manager and PRISMA 2020 guidelines, this study maps the conceptual patterns, knowledge gaps, and
Isabela Pichardo‐Velázquez +2 more
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STEM Living Roof Garden (Building Heat) Rooftop Garden [PDF]
, 2021 Level: Grade 5 Lesson Duration: 2 periods (50 minutes each) Lesson Objectives: • Students will examine the heating issue in their primary building (urban heat island effect). • Students will investigate how rooftop gardens lower the maximum surface temperatures on roofs.
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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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Exploring the Sustainability Landscape of Nature‐Based Solutions in Food Systems
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NbS) offer a pathway toward more resilient food systems. Although previous studies analysed various sustainability benefits of integrating NbS within food systems, the field remains fragmented, with a significant gap in understanding development patterns, emerging research trends at the intersection of NbS, food systems,
Elaheh Jalilzadehazhari
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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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Advanced Sustainable Systems, Volume 10, Issue 8, August 2026.Climate change, fossil depletion, and human toxicity emerged as the most significant impact categories, with the operational phase dominating due to the continuous electricity demand. Damage to human health, ecosystems, and natural resources was the main environmental emissions.
Andriane de Melo Rodrigues +3 more
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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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Enabling a Circular Water Transition: Identifying Governance Pathways for Wastewater Reuse
Environmental Policy and Governance, Volume 36, Issue 4, Page 798-828, August 2026.ABSTRACT Over 80% of the world's wastewater is discharged untreated, making reuse a widely underutilised strategy for addressing water scarcity. Due to the complexity of implementing water reuse systems, supportive governance conditions are required to steer this process and overcome barriers.
Kirsty Holstead +4 more
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