Research & reports

Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.

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• Penerapan Prinsip Permakultur Desain Melalui Elemen Arsitektural pada Bangunan Vertical Harvest Farms, USA

  2025

  Aprilia Shyntia Dewi, Muchlisiniyati Safeyah · Sinektika Jurnal Arsitektur · United States

  This qualitative descriptive study analyzed the application of permaculture design principles through architectural elements at Vertical Harvest Farms, USA, using secondary data. The research found that Vertical Harvest Farms largely incorporates permaculture design principles through architectural elements, such as greenhouse-based materials adapted to local climate and optimal spatial arrangement. However, regarding mass typology, the farm was found to be less compliant with the permaculture design principle of "Design from Pattern to Detail."

  Environmental trade-offsClimate changeDIYDigital agricultureUrban–rural linkage
  Read source →DOI: 10.23917/sinektika.vi.4593

• FAZENDA VERTICAL COMO MODELO SUSTENTÁVEL DE AGRICULTURA URBANA

  2023

  Renata Priore Lima, Lady Laura Soares Gundim · Revista Gestão & Sustentabilidade Ambiental · Brazil (São Paulo)

  This study investigates the benefits of vertical farms as a sustainable food production model in cities. Through a literature review and a case study of Pink Farms in São Paulo, Brazil, the results indicate benefits such as energy and land use optimization, but also highlight the ecological, social, and landscape limitations of vertical farms.

  Environmental trade-offsDigital agricultureClimate changeEconomics
  Read source →DOI: 10.59306/rgsa.v12e12023e18784

• Agroproductive buildings: vertical farm as a sustainable model of urban agriculture

  2022

  Lady L. S Gundim, Renata Priore Lima · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) · Brazil (São Paulo)

  This article investigates the benefits of vertical farms as a sustainable food production model in cities, using a literature review and a case study of Pink Farms in São Paulo/SP, Brazil. Results indicate benefits such as energy and land use optimization, but also highlight ecological, social, and landscape limitations.

  Environmental trade-offsDigital agricultureEconomics
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