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Database research record2025·Global

Low Carbon Adaptation through Community Composting

Wang, Junrong

Digital Commons - RISD (Rhode Island School of Design)

Urban Farm DB summary

This project uses landscape architecture to reduce carbon emissions from restaurants by implementing compost gardens that shorten compost transportation routes. These gardens, placed on roofs and at ground-level, create new local food sources to replace distant shipments and provide materials for organic pesticides, reducing carbon-intensive VOC emissions. The compost gardens are integrated into existing parking lots and vacant lots, forming a community garden network.