Features and functions of multifunctional urban agriculture in the global north: a review

F Orsini, G Pennisi, N Michelon, A Minelli… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, urban agriculture (UA) projects have bloomed throughout the world, finding
large applications also in the developed economies of the so-called Global North. As …

Consolidating the current knowledge on urban agriculture in productive urban food systems: Learnings, gaps and outlook

T Weidner, A Yang, MW Hamm - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban agriculture is of increasing interest for tackling a range of environmental and social
issues of the current food systems. However, many questions remain unanswered regarding …

Integrating life cycle assessment and life cycle cost: A review of environmental-economic studies

WT França, MV Barros, R Salvador… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this document is to carry out a critical review of the existing
literature by specifically addressing the following:(i) the integration of life cycle assessment …

Life cycle assessment of a circular, urban mushroom farm

E Dorr, M Koegler, B Gabrielle, C Aubry - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Modern food systems incur many environmental impacts, which can be mitigated by the
application of circular economy principles, such as the closing of material and energy loops …

Environmental impacts and resource use of urban agriculture: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Dorr, B Goldstein, A Horvath, C Aubry… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Environmental merits are a common motivation for many urban agriculture (UA) projects.
One powerful way of quantifying environmental impacts is with life cycle assessment (LCA) …

Life cycle cost analysis of agri-food products: A systematic review

M Degieter, X Gellynck, S Goyal, D Ott… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Because of the increasing challenges the global food system is facing on a social, economic
and environmental level, and the need to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development …

Estimating the potential of building integration and regional synergies to improve the environmental performance of urban vertical farming

M Martin, T Weidner, C Gullström - Frontiers in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Vertical farms have expanded rapidly in urban areas to support food system resilience.
However, many of these systems source a substantial share of their material and energy …

Urban agriculture matters for sustainable development

P Pradhan, DR Subedi, K Dahal, Y Hu, P Gurung… - Cell Reports …, 2024 - cell.com
Urban agriculture can contribute to sustainable development. However, a holistic
investigation is lacking to comprehend its positive and negative impacts on the Sustainable …

Exploring the environmental performance of urban symbiosis for vertical hydroponic farming

M Martin, S Poulikidou, E Molin - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Vertical farming has emerged in urban areas as an approach to provide more resilient food
production. However, a substantial share of the material requirements come from outside …

Green Ammonia Production: The Performance of Global Systems in Eco-Indicator 99 and Circular Economy Metrics

TI Serrano-Arévalo, CA Padilla-Esquivel… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The increasing importance of ammonia (NH3) to agriculture and various other industries
(mainly in producing chemicals and energy storage in energy vectors) has led to a focus on …