Beyond Efficiency: The Social and Ecological Costs of Plant Factories in Urban Farming—A Review

Urban Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(4), P. 210 - 210

Published: Nov. 14, 2024

Ever-growing cities constantly increase the distance between suburban regions and semi-urban areas on perimeter of cities, where traditional crop production can take place with relatively fewer restrictions. The implementation ultra-short supply chains implies moving means as close to inhabitants possible. Two main directions be identified effective for increasing food resilience densely populated areas; these are soil-based urban agriculture high-tech plant factories. Both approaches offer a certain level integration built environment; however, alternatives differ in terms their contributions environment modulation, agrobiodiversity, social well-being, resilience. Vertical farms produce high amount nutritionally rich crops direct use, although involvement is minimal; therefore, they considered service function without advantages. Open-field contribute well-being locals, but yields rather supplementary. combination both strengthen common advantages less likely; automated technologies require low number highly qualified personnel; community factories cannot possible contributors future.

Language: Английский

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Views Rather than Radiosity: A Study on Urban Cover View Factor Mapping and Utilization

Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(24), P. 4618 - 4618

Published: Dec. 10, 2024

Urban tree canopies are a vital component of green infrastructure, especially in the context accelerating urban heat island effect and global climate change. Quantifying canopy cover relation to land use changes is therefore crucial. However, accurately evaluating visual remains challenge. In this study, we introduced Cover View Factor (VF) Potential Influence Intensity Grade (PIIG) for (TC) mapping using airborne Light Detection Ranging (LiDAR) remote-sensing three-dimensional point clouds (3DPCs) from Incheon metropolitan area, South Korea. The results demonstrated that LiDAR 3DPCs effectively segmented non-sky views. Furthermore, PIIG map, derived TC VF showed significant correlation between surface risks energy consumption patterns. Areas with lower grades tended have higher greater vulnerability risks, while areas exhibited opposite trend. Nevertheless, further exploration complex collection sufficient ground-based evidence crucial practical application. Further remote sensing research should support management agriculture promote sustainable greening response evolving environmental needs.

Language: Английский

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Accessibility of healthy food: Addressing food deserts

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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