TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating horticulture into cities: A guide for assessing the implementation potential of rooftop greenhouses (RTGs) in industrial and logistics parks
AU - Sanyé-Mengual, Esther
AU - Cerón-Palma, Ileana
AU - Oliver-Solà, Jordi
AU - Montero, Juan Ignacio
AU - Rieradevall, Joan
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - © 2015, © 2015 The Society of Urban Technology. Abstract: Recently, the application of rooftop greenhouses (RTGs) to integrate agriculture into cities has increased, although the area where they can be potentially implemented has not been quantified yet. Consequently, this paper aims to design a guide to evaluate the potential implementation of RTGs in industrial and logistics parks and to apply the guide to the case study of Zona Franca Park (Barcelona, Spain). Eight percent of the rooftops were identified as feasible for a short-term implementation of RTG, according to the defined technical, economic, legal, and agricultural criteria. Estimations indicated that the annual tomato production in this area could account for almost 2,000 tons, which is equivalent to the yearly tomato demand of 150,000 people. Besides, this production could substitute imported tomatoes, and avoiding their distribution would represent savings of 65.25 t of CO2 eq·m−2.
AB - © 2015, © 2015 The Society of Urban Technology. Abstract: Recently, the application of rooftop greenhouses (RTGs) to integrate agriculture into cities has increased, although the area where they can be potentially implemented has not been quantified yet. Consequently, this paper aims to design a guide to evaluate the potential implementation of RTGs in industrial and logistics parks and to apply the guide to the case study of Zona Franca Park (Barcelona, Spain). Eight percent of the rooftops were identified as feasible for a short-term implementation of RTG, according to the defined technical, economic, legal, and agricultural criteria. Estimations indicated that the annual tomato production in this area could account for almost 2,000 tons, which is equivalent to the yearly tomato demand of 150,000 people. Besides, this production could substitute imported tomatoes, and avoiding their distribution would represent savings of 65.25 t of CO2 eq·m−2.
KW - cities
KW - food self-sufficiency
KW - industrial and logistics parks
KW - rooftop greenhouse
KW - urban agriculture
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84928641782
U2 - 10.1080/10630732.2014.942095
DO - 10.1080/10630732.2014.942095
M3 - Article
SN - 1063-0732
VL - 22
SP - 87
EP - 111
JO - Journal of Urban Technology
JF - Journal of Urban Technology
IS - 1
ER -