Creating Urban Agricultural Systems - An Integrated Approach to Design

Informationen zum Autor Gundula Proksch is a licensed architect and Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. With over 15 years of professional practice and teaching experience in London, New York City, and Seattle, her design, research, and scholarly work explores novel, sustainable design practices in architecture and landscape architecture. Zusammenfassung Creating Urban Agriculture Systems provides you with background, expertise and inspiration for designing with urban agriculture. It shows you how to grow food in buildings and cities, operate growing systems, and integrate them with natural cycles and existing infrastructures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Will Allen. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Urban Agriculture and the Built Environment. Part 1: Environmental Resources 1. Nutrients: Growing Systems and Zero Waste Future 2. Water: Connecting the Cycle 3. Energy: Solar-Powered Photosynthesis and Greenhouses Part 2: Human Expertise 4. Operation: Farm Managements, Business Planning, and Financing 5. Community: Education and Social Integration 6. Design: From Urban Visions to Building Integration Glossary. Image Credits. Bibliography. Index

Product details

• Authors: Gundula Proksch, Gundula (University of Washington Proksch, Proksch Gundula
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2016
• EAN: 9780415747912
• ISBN: 978-0-415-74791-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Landscape art & architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Urban & municipal planning, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Agriculture & Related Industries, Landscape architecture and design, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design