Urban Vertical Farming as an Example of Nature-Based Solutions Supporting a Healthy Society Living in the Urban Environment

The subject of the article concerns vertical urban farms that play an important role in nature-based solutions and ecosystem services for the city. In the face of a changing climate, progressive environmental degradation, and the related loss of agricultural land, vertical farms can be seen as an al...

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Autores principales:	Anna Zaręba, Alicja Krzemińska, Renata Kozik
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	urban vertical farming nature-based solutions multi-functional vertical farms green roofs green facades Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b7f84726d372412fbb7a00e726434f242021-11-25T18:55:53ZUrban Vertical Farming as an Example of Nature-Based Solutions Supporting a Healthy Society Living in the Urban Environment10.3390/resources101101092079-9276https://doaj.org/article/b7f84726d372412fbb7a00e726434f242021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/10/11/109https://doaj.org/toc/2079-9276The subject of the article concerns vertical urban farms that play an important role in nature-based solutions and ecosystem services for the city. In the face of a changing climate, progressive environmental degradation, and the related loss of agricultural land, vertical farms can be seen as an alternative to traditional agriculture. Woven into the blue-green infrastructure of cities, they may not only constitute a base for food production, but can also create a new valuable ecological, social, and economic hub in contemporary cities, changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this paper is to show whether it is possible to introduce various functions which support ecosystem and social services, and whether they affect measurable benefits for urban residents in a large-scale system of solutions in the field of vertical urban agriculture. This research shows that urban vertical farms can perform many functions and bring diverse benefits to the inhabitants of cities. In a multi-scale system, they allow for the creation of patchwork connections, which stabilise a specific city biome in the vertical space.Anna ZarębaAlicja KrzemińskaRenata KozikMDPI AGarticleurban vertical farmingnature-based solutionsmulti-functional vertical farmsgreen roofsgreen facadesScienceQENResources, Vol 10, Iss 109, p 109 (2021)
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description	The subject of the article concerns vertical urban farms that play an important role in nature-based solutions and ecosystem services for the city. In the face of a changing climate, progressive environmental degradation, and the related loss of agricultural land, vertical farms can be seen as an alternative to traditional agriculture. Woven into the blue-green infrastructure of cities, they may not only constitute a base for food production, but can also create a new valuable ecological, social, and economic hub in contemporary cities, changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this paper is to show whether it is possible to introduce various functions which support ecosystem and social services, and whether they affect measurable benefits for urban residents in a large-scale system of solutions in the field of vertical urban agriculture. This research shows that urban vertical farms can perform many functions and bring diverse benefits to the inhabitants of cities. In a multi-scale system, they allow for the creation of patchwork connections, which stabilise a specific city biome in the vertical space.
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title	Urban Vertical Farming as an Example of Nature-Based Solutions Supporting a Healthy Society Living in the Urban Environment
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Urban Vertical Farming as an Example of Nature-Based Solutions Supporting a Healthy Society Living in the Urban Environment

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