02582oam 2200469I 450 991014917560332120200301073150.0978131579677213157967759781317751557131775155810.4324/9781315796772 (CKB)3710000000933088(MiAaPQ)EBC4732442(OCoLC)962305943(UkLoBP)BP9781315796772BVA(EXLCZ)99371000000093308820180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCreating urban agriculture systems an integrated approach to design /Gundula Proksch1st ed.New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (380 pages) color illustrations, photographs, graphs9780415747912 0415747910 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Environmental resources -- pt. II. Human expertise."Creating Urban Agriculture Systems provides you with background, expertise, and inspiration for designing with urban agriculture. It shows you how to grow food in buildings and cities, operate growing systems, and integrate them with natural cycles and existing infrastructures. It teaches you the essential environmental inputs and operational strategies of urban farms, and inspires community and design tools for innovative operations and sustainable urban environments that produce fresh, local food. Over 70 projects and 16 in-depth case studies of productive, integrated systems, located in North America, Europe, and Asia ,are organized by their emphasis on nutrient, water, and energy management, farm operation, community integration and design approaches so that you can see innovative strategies in action. Interviews with leading architecture firms, including WORKac, Kiss + Cathcart, Weber Thompson, CJ Lim/Studio 8, and SOA Architectes, highlight the challenges and rewards you face when creating urban agriculture systems. Catalogs of growing and building systems, a glossary, bibliography, and abstracts will help you find information fast"--Provided by publisher.Urban agricultureUrban agriculture.630.1732Proksch Gundula972343UkLoBPUkLoBPBOOK9910149175603321Creating urban agriculture systems2210879UNINA