In recent years, urban agriculture (UA) projects have bloomed throughout the world, finding
large applications also in the developed economies of the so-called Global North. As …

Urban agriculture is of increasing interest for tackling a range of environmental and social
issues of the current food systems. However, many questions remain unanswered regarding …

With an expanding population and changing dynamics in global food markets, it is important
to find solutions for more resilient food production methods closer to urban environments …

The recent increased market demand for locally grown produce is generating interest in the
application of techniques developed for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to urban …

Different from the urbanization and aging population challenges experienced by developed
countries, developing countries face huge impacts of these challenges on food security …

Rooftop agriculture (RA) is a building-based form of urban agriculture that includes both
protected and nonprotected farming practices, such as rooftop greenhouses as well as open …

In the current scenario of massive urbanization and global climate change, the urban
surfaces and their characteristics have a key role, as they significantly influence the quality …

In light of global population growth and the increasing food demand in cities, new food
production strategies have been developed to promote a more resource-efficient urban …

Environmental merits are a common motivation for many urban agriculture (UA) projects.
One powerful way of quantifying environmental impacts is with life cycle assessment (LCA) …

The environmental impacts of food systems will increase in tandem with rapid urban
population growth, which calls for alternative solutions, such as urban agriculture, to reach …