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
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.