Screen LibraryAchieving 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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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| 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 comm |
| Carrier Form: | xxxi, 375 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781786763167 1786763168 |
| Index Number: | S494 |
| CLC: |
F303 F304.5 |
| Call Number: | F304.5/A178 |