Gundula Proksch (USA University of Washington)

Creating Urban Agricultural Systems

An Integrated Approach to Design

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 189mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1032g
• ISBN-13: 9780415747936
• ISBN-10: 0415747937
• Artikelnr.: 47001336

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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