Rooftop Urban Agriculture

This book guides architects, landscape designers, urban planners, agronomists and society on the implementation of sustainable rooftop farming projects. The interdisciplinary team of authors involved stresses the different approaches and the multi-faceted forms that rooftop farming may assume in any context. While rooftop farming experiences are sprouting all over the world the need for scientific evidence on the most suitable growing solutions, policies and potential benefits emerges. This volume brings together existing experiences as well as suggestions for planning future sustainable cities.

Inhalt
Preface; Tigran Haas
*Part 1) The status and challenges of rooftop agriculture, *M. Dubbeling
1. Introduction; M. Dubbeling, F. Orsini, G. Gianquinto

2. A panorama of rooftop agriculture types; J. Nasr,J. Komisar, H. de Zeeuw
3. Rooftop Farming Policy; T. Delshammar, S. Brincker, K. Skaarup, L. Urban Swart Haaland
   **Part 2) Design of rooftop agriculture systems; F. Orisini
   
   4. Elements of rooftop agriculture design; S. Caputo, P. Iglesias, H. Rumble
4. Soil based and simplified hydroponics rooftop gardens; A. Rodriguez-Delfin, N. Gruda, C. Eigenbrod, G. Gianquinto
5. Technology for Rooftop Greenhouses; J.I. Montero, P. Munoz, E. Baeza-Romero, C. Stanghellini
6. Rooftop aquaponics; B. Alsanius, S. Khalil, R. Morgernstern
   8 Integrating rooftop agriculture into urban infrastructure; M. Gorgolewski, V. Straka
   **Part 3) Rooftop agriculture Management; *G. Gianquinto
   
   • **9. Water Management and irrigation systems; *I. Tsirogiannis, Orsini F., P. Luz
7. Managing mineral nutrition in soilless culture; A. Pardossi, L. Incrocci, G. Gianquinto, M.C. Salas
   11 Sustainable pest management; G. Bazzocchi, S. Maini
8. Produce quality and safety; B. Alsanius, A.K. Held, M. Dorais, C.M. Onyango, L. Mogren
   Part 4) Multifunctional Rooftop Agriculture; F. Orsini
9. Rooftop agriculture for improved food and nutrition security; W. Baudoin, W. Baudoin, Y. Desjardins, M. Dorais, R. Charrondière, L. Herzigova, U. El-Behairy, N. Metwaly, C. Marulanda, late N. Ba
10. Biodiversity of flora and fauna; F. Bretzel, F. Vannucchi, S. Benvenuti, H. Rumble
11. Resilience to climate change; T. Georgiadis, A.Iglesias, P.Iglesias
12. Resource Efficiency and Waste Avoidance; E. Sanye-Mengual, J. Riedevall, J.I. Montero
13. Community building and social justice aspects of rooftop agriculture; K. Specht, E. Sanye-Mengual, K. Reynolds
14. Designing green corridors network within cities: a case study in Vienna; M. Dang
    *Part 5) A geography of rooftop agriculture in 20 projects; *H de Zeeuw, J. Komisar, E. Sanyé-Mengual, R. Kahane, G. Gianquinto, E. Geoffriau, C.S. Sia, A. Rodriguez-Delfín, S. Tohme Tawk
    19 Introduction
    19.1 Cases
    19.1.2 Amman, Jordan - Mixed micro-farming on top of residential houses; Heshem el Omari, Salwa Tohmé Tawk
    19.1.2 Bangkok, Thailand - Energaia: rooftop production of spirulina; Saumil Shah, Henk de Zeeuw
    19.1.3 Barcelona, Spain - RTG-Lab, an experimental integrated rooftop greenhouse; Juan Ignacio Montero, Esther Sanyé-Mengual
    19.1.4 Bengaluru, India An organic terrace gardening; B.N. Vishwanath, Rajendra Hegde, Henk de Zeeuw
    19.1.15 Bologna, Italy - The community rooftop garden of Via Gandusio; Luana Lori, Esther Sanyé-Mengual
    19.1.6 Boston, United States - Fenway Farms: a restaurant garden on a baseball stadium roof; Jessie Banhazl, June Komisar
    19.1.7 Cairo, Egypt Rooftop farming in informal settlements; Christopher Horne, Saber Osman, Carl Philipp Schuck
    19.1.8 Chicago, United States - Gotham Greens: the largest rooftop greenhouse in the world; Viraj Puri, June Komisar
    19.1.9 Cincinnati, United States - The Rothenberg Rooftop Garden School; Byrna Bass, Edwin Pope Coleman, June Komisar
    19.1.10 Gaza, Palestine - Rooftop aquaponics for family nutrition in the Gaza Strip; Chris Somerville
    19.1.11 Hong Kong, China - Rooftop Republic at Fringe Club: an educational rooftop garden; Pol Fabrega, Ching Sian SIA
    19.1.12. Lima, Peru - Small-scale hydroponics in Villa El Salvador: the case of Ms Esther Flores; Alfredo Rodríguez-Delfín
    19.1.13. Melbourne, Australia - Fed Square Pop-Up Patch: a small-scale commercial allotment rooftop garden; Mat Pember, Henk de Zeeuw
    19.1.14. Montreal, Canada - Culti-Vert, the productive green roof of Palais des congrès; Amelie Asselin, June Komisar
    19.1.15. Sao P...