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Creating Urban Agricultural Systems : An Integrated Approach to Design by Gundula Proksch (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415747937
ISBN-139780415747936
eBay Product ID (ePID)219647177
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
Publication NameCreating Urban Agricultural Systems : an Integrated Approach to Design
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectUrban & Land Use Planning, Sustainability & Green Design, Methods & Materials
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaArchitecture
AuthorGundula Proksch
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight36.6 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2016-002711
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal630.1732
Table Of ContentForeword by Will Allen. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Urban Agriculture and the Built Environment. Part 1: Environmental Resources 1. Nutrients: Growing Systems and Zero Waste Future 2. Water: Connecting the Cycle 3. Energy: Solar-Powered Photosynthesis and Greenhouses Part 2: Human Expertise 4. Operation: Farm Managements, Business Planning, and Financing 5. Community: Education and Social Integration 6. Design: From Urban Visions to Building Integration Glossary. Image Credits. Bibliography. Index
SynopsisCreating 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberS494.5.U72P76 2017
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