Rooftop Farming

Rooftop Farming is an urban agricultural practice that involves the cultivation of crops or rearing of animals on building rooftops, distinguished by its utilization of underused vertical urban space to enhance local food production, resource efficiency, and environmental sustainability within cities.

Publications

4.6K

Citations

226

Authors

105

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Variants

Rooftop Agriculture

Parents

Urban Food Systems

Publications

Advances in greenhouse automation and controlled environment agriculture: A transition to plant factories and urban agriculture

Redmond R. Shamshiri, Fatemeh Kalantari, K. C. Ting et al. · International journal of agricultural and biological engineering · 2018 · 501 citations · Full text

Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy +17

Farming in and on urban buildings: Present practice and specific novelties of Zero-Acreage Farming (ZFarming)

Susanne Thomaier, Kathrin Specht, Dietrich Henckel et al. · Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems · 2014 · 358 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Urban Planning, Urban Studies +12

Exploring the production capacity of rooftop gardens (RTGs) in urban agriculture: the potential impact on food and nutrition security, biodiversity and other ecosystem services in the city of Bologna

Francesco Orsini, Daniela Gasperi, L. Marchetti et al. · Food Security · 2014 · 289 citations

Public Health, Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture +15

Sustainable Food Systems for Future Cities: The Potential of Urban Agriculture*

Kubi Ackerman, Michael Conard, Patricia J. Culligan · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2014 · 240 citations

Social Sciences, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security +11

An environmental and economic life cycle assessment of rooftop greenhouse (RTG) implementation in Barcelona, Spain. Assessing new forms of urban agriculture from the greenhouse structure to the final product level

Esther Sanyé‐Mengual, Jordi Oliver‐Solà, J.I. Montero et al. · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 2015 · 202 citations · Full text

Engineering, Environmental Management, Sustainable Agriculture +17

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Authors

226

JR
Joan Rieradevall
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
8 publications · 576 citations
8
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ES
Esther Sanyé‐Mengual
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
7 publications · 641 citations
7
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JO
Jordi Oliver‐Solà
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
6 publications · 557 citations
6
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XG
Xavier Gabarrell
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
6 publications · 220 citations
6
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JM
J.I. Montero
Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Spain
5 publications · 486 citations
5
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Institutions

105

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Venues

Sustainability
5 publications · 302 citations
5
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Agronomy for Sustainable Development
4 publications · 261 citations
4
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Kobra (Universitätsbibliothek Kassel)
Repository · 3 publications · 85 citations
3
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The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
LCA · 3 publications · 315 citations
3
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Urban forestry & urban greening
2 publications · 39 citations
2
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