tomatis, francisco egerer, monika navas-gracia, luis manuel
The renaissance in urban agriculture is driven by its contributions to fostering more sustainable, healthy, and renaturalized cities. While urban gardens are usually designed to improve food security or serve social purposes, they also offer additional benefits. The aim of this research is to study the urban allotment gardens in Valladolid, Spain, ...
galelli, mirta esther eva cristóbal-miguez, josefina ana cárdenas-aguiar, eliana garcía, ana rosa paz-gonzález, antonio sarti, gabriela cristina
Biofilm obtained from Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii inoculated on vegetable seeds has been shown to have plant growth-promoting capacity. Seed inoculation with biofilm produced by this strain could also reduce the adverse effects on plant growth caused by soil or substrate heavy metal overabundance. Therefore, the objective of this work was t...
Kaminski, Alexa G Babbitt, Callie W
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Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability
The impacts of climate change, population growth, and resource constraints on conventional agriculture have sparked interest in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) technology. The hydroponic container farm (HCF) is a type of small-scale CEA infrastructure increasingly being adopted by cities, businesses, and nonprofits. Yet there is still sign...
azad, md gruda, nazim naznin, most
The extreme heat and water scarcity of the desert southwest in the United States of America present significant challenges for growing food crops. However, controlled-environment agriculture offers a promising solution for plant production in these harsh conditions. Glasshouses and plant factories represent advanced but energy-intensive production ...
Rouphael, Youssef Ciriello, Michele
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Frontiers in Science
baiyin, bateer xiang, yue shao, yang son, jung eek tagawa, kotaro yamada, satoshi yamada, mina yang, qichang
Root morphology, an important determinant of nutrient absorption and plant growth, can adapt to various growth environments to promote survival. Solution flow under hydroponic conditions provides a mechanical stimulus, triggering adaptive biological responses, including altered root morphology and enhanced root growth and surface area to facilitate...
saint-ges, véronique warin, bethsabee jacobsohn, antoine
Over the past few decades, a large variety of urban farms and projects have developed in the Global North. Urban agriculture addresses numerous challenges such as producing sustainable fresh food, educating people, and creating new jobs and skills. Urban agriculture is diverse in terms of location (rooftop, basement, underground, parking), activiti...
Milestad, Rebecka de Jong, Annelise Bustamante, Maria J. Molin, Elvira Martin, Michael Malone Friedman, Carrie
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The field of urban agriculture has seen an increase in development and attention in recent years, with a large share of literature addressing whether urban agriculture may pose a solution for food insecurity and combat environmental impacts. However, few studies have examined the many sustainability claims of urban agriculture systems, especially f...
Boukharta, Ouiam Fatiha Chico-Santamarta, Leticia Navas-Gracia, Luis Manuel Sauvée, Loïc Fabri, Fabiana
One of the most urgent and complex concerns facing the world today is achieving anaccessible food supply for a population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. By 2030, 60%of the population will live in urban areas. Community gardens are increasingly seen as a verypromising way of ensuring food security, since they help in providing supplementary ...
Alfonsi, Robert Massimo Naidoo, Merle Gasparatos, Alexandros
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Small-scale food producers can benefit significantly from the adoption and effective utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). For example, ICTs can help improve food production and access to markets, which is particularly valuable in many Sub-Saharan African countries that both urbanize rapidly but whose food systems still ...
