Rooftop Urban Agriculture

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Orsini, Francesco (Editor), Dubbeling, Marielle (Editor), de Zeeuw, Henk (Editor), Gianquinto, Giorgio (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Series:Urban Agriculture
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:XI, 394 p. 112 illus., 91 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783319577203