Literature review on the potential of urban waste for the fertilization of urban agriculture: A closer look at the metropolitan area of Barcelona

V Arcas-Pilz, X Gabarrell, F Orsini, G Villalba - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban agriculture (UA) activities are increasing in popularity and importance due to greater
food demands and reductions in agricultural land, also advocating for greater local food …

Challenges and solutions for sustainable food systems: The potential of home hydroponics

R Sousa, L Bragança, MV da Silva, RS Oliveira - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The global food system is currently facing significant challenges that make it unsustainable
and environmentally harmful. These challenges not only threaten food security but also have …

Socially acceptable urban agriculture businesses

K Specht, T Weith, K Swoboda, R Siebert - Agronomy for sustainable …, 2016 - Springer
The rise of successful entrepreneurs in urban agriculture has attracted global interest. Here,
we hypothesized that societal preferences and the acceptability of urban agriculture projects …

Environmental assessment of an integrated rooftop greenhouse for food production in cities

D Sanjuan-Delmás, P Llorach-Massana… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vertical farming is emerging as an effective measure to grow food in buildings and can
increase food production in urban areas in a more sustainable manner. This study presents …

Sustainability matters: Consumer acceptance of different vertical farming systems

K Jürkenbeck, A Heumann, A Spiller - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fresh produce within vertical farming systems grows vertically in different layers stacked
atop each other, thus allowing for the efficient use of space. As the environment in vertical …

Towards productive cities: environmental assessment of the food‐energy‐Water Nexus of the urban roof mosaic

S Toboso‐Chavero, A Nadal… - Journal of industrial …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cities are rapidly growing and need to look for ways to optimize resource consumption.
Metropolises are especially vulnerable in three main systems, often referred to as the FEW …

Ecosystem services of urban agriculture: Perceptions of project leaders, stakeholders and the general public

E Sanyé-Mengual, K Specht, J Vávra, M Artmann… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Within the scholarly debate, Urban Agriculture (UA) has been widely acknowledged to
provide diverse environmental and socio-cultural ecosystem services (ESs) for cities …

How young consumers perceive vertical farming in the nordics. Is the market ready for the coming boom?

L Perambalam, DD Avgoustaki, A Efthimiadou, Y Liu… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Producing food via vertical farming (VF) is an efficient method since it requires less space
with increased yield per unit area. Such a system can assist in solving major food-shortage …

Urban horticulture in retail parks: Environmental assessment of the potential implementation of rooftop greenhouses in European and South American cities

E Sanyé-Mengual, J Martinez-Blanco… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper performs a multi-national assessment to provide a more comprehensive vision of
the potential implementation of Rooftop Greenhouses in retail parks from a theoretical …

Eco-efficiency assessment and food security potential of home gardening: A case study in Padua, Italy

E Sanyé-Mengual, D Gasperi, N Michelon, F Orsini… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
In the expanding urban agriculture phenomenon in Europe, home gardens are a traditional
form that have kept agriculture within cities, even becoming crucial in certain historical …