Author: Valeria Piñeiro
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Practices: From Incentives to Adoption and Outcomes
Achieving Sustainable Urban Agriculture
Author: Johannes Simon Cornelis Wiskerke
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ISBN: 9781786763181
Category : Sustainable agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781786763181
Category : Sustainable agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.