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Urban agriculture as a landscape approach for sustainable urban planning. An example of Songzhuang, Beijing
2024· Frontiers in Sustainability · China (Beijing)
Discusses urban agriculture as a landscape approach for sustainable urban planning, using Songzhuang in Beijing as a case study.
PolicyBiodiversityOptimization of land use to accommodate nutritional transformation of food systems: a case study from the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region
2024· Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · China (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei)
Studies land-use optimization to accommodate nutritional transformation of food systems in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region of China.
PolicyHealthAssessing the Sustainability of Urban Agriculture in Shanghai's Nine Agriculture Districts: A Decadal Analysis (2010–2020)
2024· Agriculture · China (Shanghai)
Assesses the sustainability of urban agriculture across Shanghai's nine agriculture districts (2010–2020) using a triple-bottom-line framework, finding overall gains but declining economic sustainability.
PolicyEconomicsFood system under COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai: problems and countermeasures
2024· Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · China (Shanghai)
Examines problems and countermeasures for Shanghai's food system under the COVID-19 lockdown.
PolicyCommunityAchieving coordinated development of multi-functional urban agriculture in Xiamen, China
2024· Sustainable Cities and Society · China (Xiamen)
Builds a framework to evaluate, diagnose, and optimize multi-functional urban agriculture in Xiamen, China, finding strong social but weak ecological functions.
PolicyEconomicsGreen or grain? Impact of green space expansion on grain production in Chinese cities and its implications for national urban greening schemes
2024· Landscape Ecology · China
An analysis of how urban green space expansion affected grain production through cropland loss in Chinese cities from 2000 to 2020, with implications for national urban greening schemes.
PolicyBiodiversityUrban rooftops for food and energy in China
2024· Nature Cities · China
A study evaluating the potential of urban rooftops in China for both food production and energy generation.
PolicyEconomicsExploring the Willingness of Chinese Urban Dwellers to Support Community Gardening: A Case Study of Wuhan, China
2024· Forests · China (Wuhan)
Case study in Wuhan, China, examining urban dwellers' willingness to support community gardening and its determinants.
CommunityEvaluation of Resettled Residents' Engagement in Community Gardens and Preferences for Garden Development Factors in Beijing
2024· Buildings · China (Beijing)
Survey of residents in Beijing resettlement communities on their engagement in community gardens and preferences for garden features, arguing gardens boost interaction and help resettled residents integrate.
CommunityWelfareGermany: Urban Farming as an Innovation and Application Environment of an Agile Start-Up Mindset
2024· Springer (book chapter) · Germany
A book chapter framing urban farming in Germany as an innovation and application environment for an agile start-up mindset, discussing entrepreneurial urban agriculture ventures.
EconomicsDIYCitizen participation and acceptance in the context of urban events. An investigation on regional garden shows in Germany
2024· Planning Practice & Research · Germany
Investigates citizen participation and acceptance around regional garden shows (Landesgartenschauen) in Germany as recurring urban greening and event-driven planning instruments.
CommunityPolicyUrbanization reduces Orthoptera diversity and changes community structure towards mobile species
2024Pernat N., Buchholz S., Schirmel J. · Insect Conservation and Diversity · Germany (Berlin)
Sampled 42 dry grasslands in Berlin along urbanisation and connectivity gradients, finding urbanisation the main driver reducing Orthoptera richness and functional diversity and filtering communities toward mobile species.
BiodiversityInitiating, innovating and accelerating edible cities. A case study based on two transition experiments in the city of Dresden (Germany)
2024· Urban Ecosystems · Germany (Dresden)
A case study based on two transition experiments in Dresden, analyzing how edible cities are initiated, innovated, and accelerated.
CommunityPolicyFood educationAssessment and Monitoring of Local Climate Regulation in Cities by Green Infrastructure—A National Ecosystem Service Indicator for Germany
2024· Land · Germany
Presents a national ecosystem-service indicator for Germany to assess and monitor local climate regulation provided by urban green infrastructure.
BiodiversityPolicyHealthMapping municipal food supply: A longitudinal-spatial case study in Southern Germany
2024Mager · Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems · Germany (Southern Germany)
A longitudinal-spatial case study mapping municipal food supply in Southern Germany.
PolicyEconomicsCommunityOpen-Source Indoor Horizontal Grow Structure Designs
2024Qian J., Pearce J. M. · Designs · Global
Applies the distributed-manufacturing open-source design paradigm to develop four low-cost open-source grow-structure designs targeting root vegetables and bush fruit. The designs are intended for adoption by remote communities with limited or no outdoor growing environment.
DIYCommunityResidential Rooftop Urban Agriculture: Architectural Design Recommendations
2024· Sustainability · Global
Provides architectural design recommendations for residential rooftop urban agriculture. It addresses integrating low-cost growing infrastructure such as container gardens, raised beds, and vertical gardens onto rooftops.
DIYPolicyEnhancing food security through keyhole gardening in Lesotho
2024· Journal of Development Effectiveness · Lesotho
Examines enhancing food security through keyhole gardening, a circular raised-bed structure with a central compost basket. This self-built growing structure was developed by humanitarian organizations to promote household food production in drought-prone settings.
DIYCommunityWelfareMunicipal Solid Waste Management in a Decentralized Composting Scenario: Assessment of the Process Reproducibility and Quality of the Obtained Composts
2024· Agronomy · Global
Assesses the reproducibility of the composting process and the quality of composts obtained under a decentralized municipal solid waste composting scenario.
DIYCompostCommunitySelection and evaluation of optimal medium for Eisenia fetida in sustainable waste recycling
2024· Discover Animals · Global
Selects and evaluates the optimal medium for the earthworm Eisenia fetida in sustainable waste recycling.
DIYCompostUrban small-scale hydroponics: A compact, smart home-based hydroponics system
2024Kushawaha A. · MethodsX · India
A compact, smart home-based hydroponics system is proposed that uses IoT technology to precisely monitor and automate environmental conditions and nutrient delivery.
DIYIntegration of IoT in Small-Scale Aquaponics to Enhance Efficiency and Profitability: A Systematic Review
2024· Animals · Global
A systematic review arguing that integrating IoT into small-scale aquaponics enhances efficiency and profitability by optimizing resource use and monitoring water quality.
DIYEconomicsA low-cost spectroscopic nutrient management system for Microscale Smart Hydroponic system
2024Stevens J.D., Murray D., Diepeveen D., Toohey D. · PLOS ONE · Australia
A novel inexpensive nutrient management system is presented that uses a waterproofed low-cost IoT spectroscopy sensor (AS7265x) submerged in the solution to predict nutrients and recommend adjustment amounts.
DIYCan Aquaponics Be Utilized to Reach Zero Hunger at a Local Level?
2024Flores-Aguilar P.S., Sánchez-Velázquez J., Aguirre-Becerra H., Peña-Herrejón G.A., Zamora-Castro S.A., Soto-Zarazúa G.M. · Sustainability · Mexico
The paper examines, in light of SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), how aquaponics can contribute to food security through the production of high-quality protein and decentralized local production.
DIYCommunityPolicyUsing Recycled Construction Waste Materials with Varying Components and Particle Sizes for Extensive Green Roof Substrates: Assessment of Its Effects on Vegetation Development
2024· Sustainability · Global
Evaluates crushed brick and crushed concrete of varying particle sizes as extensive green roof substrates through simulated drought and rooftop experiments, turning low-value construction waste into a growing resource.
DIYOrganic cycle