Urban Agriculture on the Rooftop

Ghosh, S

Urban Agriculture on the Rooftop

Ghosh, S

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Publisher:: Juniper Publishers
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: JOJ Horticulture & Arboriculture, 2021, 3, (3), pp. 1-6
Issue Date:: 2021-12-10

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dc.contributor.author	Ghosh, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6488-9329
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-11T08:44:28Z
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dc.date.issued	2021-12-10
dc.identifier.citation	JOJ Horticulture & Arboriculture, 2021, 3, (3), pp. 1-6
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dc.description.abstract	Significant productive spaces are locked as unused roof spaces in high and medium-density areas of cities and towns. A rooftop garden could act as a useful platform for regenerating urban spaces and have immense potential to grow fresh vegetables, herbs, and fruits. This research focuses on ‘rooftop garden’ and intensive green roofs as typologies of urban food production spaces. These spaces are productive or actively growing food through horticulture processes on formal rooftop urban farms or informal household and community rooftop gardens. A desktop review of rooftop urban farms, community gardens, and home gardens was conducted to comprehend how these spaces functioned and contributed through the production of vegetables, herbs, and fruits. Six rooftop case studies from different countries were selected, analysed, compared and recommendations are formulated. The analysis established that functioning productive landscapes already exist on the rooftops of many cities. The rooftop gardens evolve through time and contribute positively to the community, environment, ecology, economy, and society. Planning and designing rooftop gardens, especially suitable rooftops in denser urban areas, could initiate place-making through urban agriculture.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Juniper Publishers
dc.relation.ispartof	JOJ Horticulture & Arboriculture
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.19080/JOJHA.2021.03.555611
dc.rights	This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License DOI: 10.19080/JOJHA.2021.03.555611
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dc.title	Urban Agriculture on the Rooftop
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.location.activity	Australia
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
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Abstract:

Significant productive spaces are locked as unused roof spaces in high and medium-density areas of cities and towns. A rooftop garden could act as a useful platform for regenerating urban spaces and have immense potential to grow fresh vegetables, herbs, and fruits. This research focuses on ‘rooftop garden’ and intensive green roofs as typologies of urban food production spaces. These spaces are productive or actively growing food through horticulture processes on formal rooftop urban farms or informal household and community rooftop gardens. A desktop review of rooftop urban farms, community gardens, and home gardens was conducted to comprehend how these spaces functioned and contributed through the production of vegetables, herbs, and fruits. Six rooftop case studies from different countries were selected, analysed, compared and recommendations are formulated. The analysis established that functioning productive landscapes already exist on the rooftops of many cities. The rooftop gardens evolve through time and contribute positively to the community, environment, ecology, economy, and society. Planning and designing rooftop gardens, especially suitable rooftops in denser urban areas, could initiate place-making through urban agriculture.

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