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Urban Green Spaces Set the Stage for Rare Interspecific Allopreening Between Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) and Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
Observations in San Antonio, Texas documented rare interspecific allopreening between crested caracaras and black vultures at Phil Hardberger Park. This represents the first recorded instance of such behavior in an urban green space, expanding the known ecological and geographic scope of interspecies social interactions.
Lori Boies, Franchesca Tinacba, Terry J. Shackleford   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban heat mitigation under realistic roof and land area constraints

Environmental Research Letters
To simulate realistic impact of rooftop-based heat mitigation strategies (HMS), we introduce a new capability in the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with the building effect parameterization urban physics module.
Harsh G Kamath, Tzu-Shun Lin, Naveen Sudharsan, Kwun Yip Fung, Andrea Zonato, Manmeet Singh, Cenlin He, Zong-Liang Yang, Marc Coudert, Dev Niyogi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spaces, Energy and Shared Resources: New Technologies for Promoting More Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Communities

Energies
Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) are central to Europe’s strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and advancing a sustainable, decentralized energy system.
Fabrizio Cumo, Elisa Pennacchia, Patrick Maurelli, Flavio Rosa, Claudia Zylka   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Productive Green Roofs [PDF]

, 2017
Although interest in productive gardening, as part of a healthy, high density city lifestyle, is growing rapidly, severe spatial constraints limit opportunities for ground-level community gardens and urban farms.
Pryor, MR
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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, Freisinger, Ulf B., Henckel, Dietrich, Sawicka, Magdalena, Siebert, Rosemarie, Specht, Kathrin, Thomaier, Susanne   +6 more
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Bioretention Performance Under Tropical Conditions: Experimental Analysis of Hydrological Controls and Design Implications

Hydrological Processes, Volume 40, Issue 1, January 2026.
Schematic representation of the main instrumentation used to monitor the rain garden, including the meteorological station and water‐level sensor, together with an illustration of the bioretention layered media. The graphic abstract also presents an example of the resulting hydrographs, showing surface, subsurface, and inflow volumes.
Maria Thereza Rocha Chaves, Francisco Anderson Paulo Rodrigues, Waleska Martins Eloi, Pedro Henrique Augusto Medeiros, Rinaldo dos Santos Araújo, Teresa Raquel Lima Farias   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

RESEARCH ON ORNAMENTAL PLANTS APPLIED TO ROOFTOP GARDENS

AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 2010
Eighty ornamental plants, such as perennial plants, bulbous plants, and shrubs, were planted into the experimental rooftop garden made of the rain water storage type planting base, and the growth experiment was conducted. The selected species differed widely in their form characteristics and weatherability.
Daisuke TACHIBANA, Hitoshi WATANABE, Kei YAKUSHIJI, Kenji NAKAMURA, Takaharu YOSHIOKA   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

VEIL Ballarat centre structural plan [PDF]

This report looks at the future devlopment in Ballerat, Victoria. New forms of urban planning, housing and also transport and use of natural resouces are some of the major topics covered.  (1) BALLARAT - THE LOCALLY PRODUCTIVE CITY Goal:  ...
Dianne Moy
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Assessing the viability of hydroponics for low‐income farmers in South Africa's urban agriculture sector: An urban political ecology perspective

Urban Agriculture &Regional Food Systems, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2026.
Abstract Urban agriculture in densely populated areas is significantly constrained by space, leading to interest in vertical farming solutions like hydroponics. This study evaluates hydroponics’ viability in Cape Town's low‐income urban areas as a useful supplement to most research, which focuses on cities in the Global North.
Busisiwe Miya Noxolo, Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrogel Utilization and Water Management for Annual and Perennial Herbs in an Extensive Green Roof Environment

Horticulturae
Extensive green roofs can be used to provide spaces for local agriculture in urban environments, although extreme moisture and temperature conditions typically found in these systems can often be challenging for crop production.
Stuart Alan Walters, Hunter M. Christenson   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source