Opportunities and Limitations for the Adaptive Reuse of Urban Structures for Controlled Environment Agriculture

Szopińska-Mularz, Monika

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-05210-1_2

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“…Crop yields can be increased, while production costs can be reduced [7,33,76]. Controlled-environment agriculture aims to maintain the growing conditions to optimize crop cultivation [36,176] (Figure 15). If the purpose of the greenhouse is to produce vegetables, fruits, and herbs all year round, then it should be equipped with the following systems: (1) heating, (2) cooling (ventilation), (3) shading devices, and (4) lighting devices.…”

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“…The benefits of installing "high-tech" greenhouses on rooftops can be considered as follows: (1) In comparison with conventional soil-based agriculture, higher yields are possible [26]. "High-tech" greenhouses facilitate the cultivation of high-quality nutritious food throughout the year within urban areas [26,29,36,90,104,191]. (2) Rooftop farming promotes local food production [7,25,30,166,167].…”

Section: "High-tech" Rooftop Greenhouses: Benefits and Challengesmentioning

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“…They can optimize the energy efficiency of the building [7,25,166]. (6) The internal environment of rooftop greenhouses is precisely controlled; therefore, the consumption of urban resources such as water and electricity is minimized [29,36]. (7) It is projected that future rooftop greenhouses will link their heat, water, waste, and CO 2 to the metabolism of buildings to optimize resource use [7,25,166].…”

Section: "High-tech" Rooftop Greenhouses: Benefits and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Within metropolitan areas, a general awareness of local food production has led to the growth of urban agriculture [34,35]. Urban agriculture development within metropolitan areas can improve local food production [36]. Urban agriculture is an industry that is either within or on the periphery of urban areas.…”

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“…Due to the current urban growth, which is unavoidable, there is a competing demand for vacant land. Cultivating food within dense cities by practicing conventional soil-based methods is challenged by a lack of available land [25,36,[73][74][75][76][77]. The rooftops of buildings in dense urban areas can be considered an alternative to decreasing vacant land.…”

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Residential Rooftop Urban Agriculture: Architectural Design Recommendations

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It is evident that, due to population growth, future urbanization and urban growth are inevitable. It is estimated that the food supply demand of future urban centers will grow, which will place an additional burden on the agriculture sector to produce more food. It is projected that securing the food supply chain for future urban centers will be a challenge. Urban agriculture can be regarded as a remedy for possible future challenges that the global food system will face. It might be able to reduce the future burden on the agriculture sector. This research proposes that urban rooftop agriculture, as a subset of urban agriculture, can produce local fresh food in dense urban environments. The principal aim of this research is to suggest a series of design recommendations for architects interested in designing residential buildings capable of rooftop food production. This research attempts to highlight the specific design recommendations and the principal limitations regarding designing residential rooftop farms. To extract the data for developing the proposed design recommendations and limitations, a review of the literature within the fields of urban agriculture, building-integrated agriculture, and horticulture was conducted. Based on the literature review results, this research suggests that the following three types of farming methods can be developed on residential rooftops: (1) open-air rooftop food production, (2) “low-tech” rooftop greenhouses, and (3) “high-tech” rooftop greenhouses. In addition, factors that can be considered principal limitations are suggested. In sum, this research proposes that current and future residential buildings can be designed so that their rooftops are utilized as farms. In this way, such buildings can contribute to delivering local fresh food to current and future metropolitan dwellers.

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