Database research record2018·Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Urban foodprints (UF) – Establishing baseline scenarios for the sustainability assessment of high-yield urban agriculture
Khadija Benis, Rukaia Gashgari, Adnan Alsaati, Christoph Reinhart
DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Urban Farm DB summary
The Urban Foodprints (UF) methodology was applied to assess the environmental sustainability of high-yield urban agriculture in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focusing on tomatoes. While urban production in high-yield greenhouses could reduce Global Warming Potential by 9% and water savings were significant, the energy needs of these greenhouses were considerably higher than the baseline. This indicates a trade-off where environmental benefits are partially offset by increased energy consumption.