Rooftop Urban Agriculture

ISBN-13: 9783319577197 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 394 str.

Francesco Orsini; Marielle Dubbeling; Giorgio Gianquinto

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This book guides architects, landscape designers, urban planners, agronomists and society on the implementation of sustainable rooftop farming projects. While rooftop farming experiences are sprouting all over the world the need for scientific evidence on the most suitable growing solutions, policies and potential benefits emerges.

Spis treści

Preface; Tigran Haas
Part 1) The status and challenges of rooftop agriculture, M. Dubbeling
1. Introduction; M. Dubbeling, F. Orsini, G. Gianquinto
2. A panorama of rooftop agriculture types; J. Nasr,J. Komisar, H. de Zeeuw
3. Rooftop Farming Policy; T. Delshammar, S. Brincker, K. Skaarup, L. Urban Swart Haaland
Part 2) Design of rooftop agriculture systems; F. Orisini
4. Elements of rooftop agriculture design; S. Caputo, P. Iglesias, H. Rumble
5. Soil based and simplified hydroponics rooftop gardens; A. Rodriguez-Delfin, N. Gruda, C. Eigenbrod, G. Gianquinto
6. Technology for Rooftop Greenhouses; J.I. Montero, P. Munoz, E. Baeza-Romero, C. Stanghellini
7. Rooftop aquaponics; B. Alsanius, S. Khalil, R. Morgernstern
8 Integrating rooftop agriculture into urban infrastructure; M. Gorgolewski, V. Straka
Part 3) Rooftop agriculture Management; G. Gianquinto
9. Water Management and irrigation systems; I. Tsirogiannis, Orsini F., P. Luz
10. Managing mineral nutrition in soilless culture; A. Pardossi, L. Incrocci, G. Gianquinto, M.C. Salas
11 Sustainable pest management; G. Bazzocchi, S. Maini
12. Produce quality and safety; B. Alsanius, A.K. Held, M. Dorais, C.M. Onyango, L. Mogren
Part 4) Multifunctional Rooftop Agriculture; F. Orsini
13. Rooftop agriculture for improved food and nutrition security; W. Baudoin, W. Baudoin, Y. Desjardins, M. Dorais, R. Charrondière, L. Herzigova, U. El-Behairy, N. Metwaly, C. Marulanda, late N. Ba
14. Biodiversity of flora and fauna; F. Bretzel, F. Vannucchi, S. Benvenuti, H. Rumble
15. Resilience to climate change; T. Georgiadis, A.Iglesias, P.Iglesias
16. Resource Efficiency and Waste Avoidance; E. Sanye-Mengual, J. Riedevall, J.I. Montero
17. Community building and social justice aspects of rooftop agriculture; K. Specht, E. Sanye-Mengual, K. Reynolds
18. Designing green corridors network within cities: a case study in Vienna; M. Dang
Part 5) A geography of rooftop agriculture in 20 projects; H de Zeeuw, J. Komisar, E. Sanyé-Mengual, R. Kahane, G. Gianquinto, E. Geoffriau, C.S. Sia, A. Rodriguez-Delfín, S. Tohme Tawk
19 Introduction
19.1 Cases
19.1.2 Amman, Jordan - Mixed micro-farming on top of residential houses; Heshem el Omari, Salwa Tohmé Tawk
19.1.2 Bangkok, Thailand - Energaia: rooftop production of spirulina; Saumil Shah, Henk de Zeeuw
19.1.3 Barcelona, Spain - RTG-Lab, an experimental integrated rooftop greenhouse; Juan Ignacio Montero, Esther Sanyé-Mengual
19.1.4 Bengaluru, India – An organic terrace gardening; B.N. Vishwanath, Rajendra Hegde, Henk de Zeeuw
19.1.15 Bologna, Italy - The community rooftop garden of Via Gandusio; Luana Lori, Esther Sanyé-Mengual
19.1.6 Boston, United States - Fenway Farms: a restaurant garden on a baseball stadium roof; Jessie Banhazl, June Komisar
19.1.7 Cairo, Egypt – Rooftop farming in informal settlements; Christopher Horne, Saber Osman, Carl Philipp Schuck
19.1.8 Chicago, United States - Gotham Greens: the largest rooftop greenhouse in the world; Viraj Puri, June Komisar
19.1.9 Cincinnati, United States - The Rothenberg Rooftop Garden School; Byrna Bass, Edwin “Pope” Coleman, June Komisar
19.1.10 Gaza, Palestine - Rooftop aquaponics for family nutrition in the Gaza Strip; Chris Somerville
19.1.11 Hong Kong, China - Rooftop Republic at Fringe Club: an educational rooftop garden; Pol Fabrega, Ching Sian SIA
19.1.12. Lima, Peru - Small-scale hydroponics in Villa El Salvador: the case of Ms Esther Flores; Alfredo Rodríguez-Delfín
19.1.13. Melbourne, Australia - Fed Square Pop-Up Patch: a small-scale commercial allotment rooftop garden; Mat Pember, Henk de Zeeuw
19.1.14. Montreal, Canada - Culti-Vert, the productive green roof of Palais des congrès; Amelie Asselin, June Komisar
19.1.15. Sao Paulo, Brazil - The Eldorado Shopping Centre rooftop garden; Ricardo Omar, Sergio Eiji Nagai, Henk de Zeeuw
19.1.16. Singapore, Singapore - Spectra edible learning rooftop garden; Lyvenne Chong-Phoon, Ching Sian SI
19.1.17. Singapore, Singapore - ComCrop, a commercial aquaponics rooftop farm; Allan LIM, Maria Lloyd, Ching Sian SIA
5.2.18. The Hague, The Netherlands - UrbanFarmers de Schilde: a commercial aquaponic farm and the largest rooftop farm in Europe; Shuang Liu, Henk de Zeeuw
19.1.19. Toluca, Mexico - A small-scale commercial rooftop greenhouse; Gloria Samperio Ruiz, Alfredo Rodriguez-Delfín
19.1.20. Toronto, Canada - Ryerson Urban Farm, Toronto: an educational rooftop garden; Arlene Throness, June Komisar
Part 6) Conclusions; G. Gianquinto, F. Orsini, M. Dubbeling
Index

Blurb

This book guides architects, landscape designers, urban planners, agronomists and society on the implementation of sustainable rooftop farming projects. The interdisciplinary team of authors involved stresses the different approaches and the multi-faceted forms that rooftop farming may assume in any context. 
While rooftop farming experiences are sprouting all over the world the need for scientific evidence on the most suitable growing solutions, policies and potential benefits emerges. This volume brings together existing experiences as well as suggestions for planning future sustainable cities.