Achieving sustainable urban agriculture:

This collection reviews key recent research on developing urban and per-urban agriculture. Chapters first discuss ways of building urban agriculture, from planning and business models to building social networks to support local supply chains. Other chapters survey developments in key technologies f...

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Other Authors: Wiskerke, Johannes S. C. 1967- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing 2020
Series:Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science number 77
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Summary:This collection reviews key recent research on developing urban and per-urban agriculture. Chapters first discuss ways of building urban agriculture, from planning and business models to building social networks to support local supply chains. Other chapters survey developments in key technologies for urban agriculture, including rooftop systems and vertical farming. The book also assesses challenges and improvements in irrigation, waste management, composting/soil nutrition and pest management. The final group of chapters provides a series of case studies on urban farming of particular commodities, including horticultural produce, livestock and forestry
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxxii, 375 Seiten)
ISBN:9781000726763
9781786763198
9781786763181

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