Considerations for reducing food system energy demand while scaling up urban agriculture

Considerations for reducing food system energy demand while scaling up urban agriculture

There is an increasing global interest in scaling up urban agriculture (UA) in its various forms, from private gardens to sophisticated commercial operations. Much of this interest is in the spirit of environmental protection, with reduced waste and transportation energy highlighted as some of the p...

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Main Authors: Eugene Mohareb, Martin Heller, Paige Novak, Benjamin Goldstein, Xavier Fonoll, Lutgarde Raskin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
urban agriculture
energy
food systems
resource efficiency
industrial ecology
local food
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa889b

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa889b

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