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1 online resource (143 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment,
1743-3541 ;
volume 243
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WIT transactions on ecology and the environment ; v. 243.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
New phase in the process of maintenance of the urban agricultural area of "L'Horta de València", Spain / José L. Miralles i Garcia -- Short food supply chains in Barcelona's markets / Xosé Antón Armesto-López, María Belén Gómez-Martín, Martí Cors-Iglesias & Emilio Martínez-Ibarra -- Geometric fragmentation of the Huerta of Valencia, Spain : towards a sustainability model / Alfred Esteller Agustí, Isamar Anicia Herrera Piñuelas & Adolfo Vigil de Insausti -- Urban heat island mitigation due to enhanced evapotranspiration in an urban garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA / Gaston Small, Ivan Jimenez, Michael Salzl & Paliza Shrestha -- Wintertime thermal performance of green façades in a Mediterranean climate / Ileana Blanco, Fabiana Convertino, Evelia Schettini & Giuliano Vox -- Heat transfer modelling in green façades / Fabiana Convertino -- Life cycle assessment of leafy vegetable consumption in urban Taipei, Taiwan / Ming-Hwi Yao, Huu-Sheng Lur & Chun-Hsiang Huang -- Assessing the performance of urban green infrastructure : the case study of Benicalap District, Valencia, Spain / Carla M. Tudorie, María Vallés-Planells, Eric Gielen & Francisco Galiana -- Proposal of a set of indicators for sustainability evaluation of food production in an urban context / Marcio Alexandre Alberti, Ileana Blanco, Giuliano Vox, Luciene Pimentel da Silva & Evelia Schettini -- Green roof performance in sustainable cities / Anita Raimondi, Gianfranco Becciu, Umberto Sanfilippo & Stefano Mambretti -- "What's the carbon content of your food?" : development of an interactive online foodprint simulator / Khadija Benis, Waleed Alhayaza, Adnan Alsaati & Christoph Reinhart -- Measurement of technical efficiency : a case study of DaiLoan-mango in Vietnam / Truong Hong Vo Tuan Kiet, Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa & Pham Thi Nguyen. |
| Summary |
As urban populations continue to increase it is essential to consider ways of reducing their impact in terms of the use of natural resources, waste production and climate change. The 2nd International Conference on Urban Agriculture and City Sustainability addressed these challenges and this volume includes research on the search for new solutions. |
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As urban populations continue to increase it is essential to consider ways of reducing their impact in terms of the use of natural resources, waste production and climate change. The increasing number of people in cities requires new strategies to supply the necessary food with limited provision of land and decreasing resources. This will become more challenging unless innovative solutions for growing and distributing food in urban environments are considered. The scale of modern food production has created and exacerbated many vulnerabilities and the feeding of cities is now infinitely more complex. As such, the food system cannot be considered secure, ethical or sustainable. In the last few years, there has been a rapid expansion in initiatives and projects exploring innovative methods and processes for sustainable food production. The majority of these projects are focused on providing alternative models that shift the power back from the global food system to communities and farmers improving social cohesion, health and wellbeing. It is therefore not surprising that more people are looking towards urban farming initiatives as a potential solution. These initiatives have demonstrated that urban agriculture has the potential to transform our living environment towards ecologically sustainable and healthy cities. Urban agriculture can also contribute to energy, natural resources, land and water savings, ecological diversity and urban management cost reductions. The impact urban agriculture can have on the shape and form of our cities has never been fully addressed. How cities embed these new approaches and initiatives, as part of new urban developments and a city regeneration strategy is critical. The 2nd International Conference on Urban Agriculture and City Sustainability addressed these challenges and the search for new solutions. The presented papers which form this volume detail research works looking at how urban agriculture can contribute to achieving sustainable cities. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Urban agriculture -- Congresses.
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Urban agriculture. |
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Sustainable development -- Congresses.
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Sustainable development. |
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City planning -- Congresses.
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City planning. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Mambretti, S., editor.
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Miralles i García, J. L., editor.
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| Added Title |
Urban Agriculture 2020 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: International Conference on Urban Agriculture and City Sustainability (2nd : 2020 : Online). Urban agriculture and city sustainability II. Southampton ; Boston : WIT Press, [2020] 9781784663810 (OCoLC)1125024745 |
| ISBN |
9781784663827 electronic book |
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1784663824 electronic book |
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1784663816 |
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9781784663810 |
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